anybody have a trick for milkweed seeds?

[mopinko]

even getting the fluff to not stick to my fingers would be good, but is there a trick to getting the seeds disconnected from their "wings"?

[CurtEastPoint]

1. My first year w/milkweed. Stupid question here...

You save the seeds to plant next year?

[mopinko]

3. i will plant them in flats in early winter and put them outside.

they need a cold spell.
i just want to be able to handle them w/o all the sticky fuzz.

[Botany]

2. Put them into a paper grocery bag ..... out of their shell .... and let them sit their all winter

.... keep them in an unheated garage or porch. Next spring mix em with slightly damp
sand and place the mix into the fridge for about 2 weeks. Then spread the mix into your
meadow or garden. Or put the mix onto a flat* and cover with chicken wire (keeps out weed
seeds) and leave it out this fall and winter ...... transplant the starts next spring.


* 50 % silica sand (play) 50 % potting soil

[Throck]

4. Try drying then combing them between two pet brushes.

They use to separate cotton from seeds manually that way, just larger brushes.

I remember playing with milkweed pods as a kid, too much fun before electronics.

[blaze]

5. I found this quick video

Just scroll down a little bit:

https://monarchbutterflygarden.net/harvest-milkweed-seeds-no-fluff/

Does this help?