Trimble Tots Collection 650 . 948 . 8251    650 . 941 . 6114 Fax e - mail: bugsmom2@aol . com Web site: www . images - press . com Design by MontiGraphics How to Plant       Milkweed Seeds Growing Site (Going Outdoors) Gardening Tips: Milkweed seeds have tough outer skins that sometimes make it difficult for the little plant inside to get started . If your seeds don't sprout, ask a grown - up to carefully cut the smooth, straight edge off each seed . This gives the plant an opening to grow through . By the way, in warm areas, you may need to refrigerate your seeds for several months before planting them in the fall or spring . Milkweed seeds available at www . butterflyencounters . com . 1 . Early in the spring, fill some small peat pots,   egg cartons, or milk cartons with potting soil . 2 . Plant seeds in containers; then, place them in the sunniest window of your home . 3 . Keep the soil moist . In a week or two, your seeds will sprout, or germinate .       4 . Once the ground begins to warm up, transplant the seedlings to your growing site . 1 .   In the spring, prepare the soil in your chosen garden spot by breaking up the clods of dirt . 2 . Drag two fingers pressed together through the soil - about one inch deep - in a row or circle . 3 .   Water the rows, drop in the seeds (they are tiny, but try to spread them out), and cover them with a sprinkling of loose soil . Pat soil firmly . 4 . Keep seeds well watered but not soaked . 5 . Once the seedlings poke through the soil, thin them   by pulling some up . They should be ten to twelve inches apart to grow well . Starting Indoors Instructions and tips ourtesy of Monarch Magic by Lynn M . Rosenblatt Illustration © George Ulrich Illustration © George Ulrich