I've had a hard time finding any but did come across some at a dove shoot this year and got 3 pods. Have y'all ever grown any? I'd like to have a supply there in the backyard.
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Growing milkweed?
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Project Milkweed | TDOT Pollinator Habitat Program
Project Milkweed is part of TDOT's Pollinator Habitat Program which includes providing FREE MILKWEED SEEDS to Tennessee residents.
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I have plenty of Milkweed.
DoubleRidge
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I've got 6 packs of seed through the TDOT project milkweed deal that Remington700 posted. Got some of the taller variety and some of tbe shorter variety and we do have some naturally growing in our area but we're wanting to improve and enlarge our pollenator habitat with a variety of wildflowers and native warm season grasses.
DoubleRidge
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Sounds like great habitat...and thats part of the problem...today most fields are kept clean all the way to the edge of a closed canopy forest...but more landowners are learning that the edge and corners of a field generally don't produce crops as well due to there being less sunlight and theres more competition from trees for moisture and nutrients....so edge feather and ecotone zones are becoming more popular for the wildlife and pollenator habitat manager...great oppurtunity for land managers to let edges and corners grow up for a year or two...bush hog or burn every couple years...and even run a disk around edge to open up the seed bank. Very cost effective way to improve wildlife habitat.
