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2 weeks ago I went to a #free workshop by #ArtemisiaNursery in LA where we learned+did 3 methods to propagate #CaliforniaNativePlants

This flat of small milkweed seedlings (monarch butterfly food) — divide & transplant to 6pack tray
My 6-seedling tray just now— they’re growing! #DailyPictureTheme
02:32 PM - Apr 21, 2024
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#Free #CaliforniaNativePlants workshop Method 2 is sowing seeds.
The red Monkeyflower (mimulus cardinalus) seeds are so tiny that we mixed w sand and spread on top of surface. (5200 seeds fit in 1/4 tsp!)
They sprouted in a week and I have a tiny carpet of sprouts! (+Pencil tip) #DailyPictureTheme
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Third #CaliforniaNativePlant propagation method we did at #free workshop — plant cuttings.
Cut sticky Monkeyflower. branches to 4-in twigs, clear 2 bare nodes at bottom, trim leaves back, dip in rooting hormone & put (2 nodes deep) in 9:1 perlite:potting mix. Keep shaded, moist. #DailyPictureTheme
03:15 PM - Apr 21, 2024
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One last thing about narrow leaf milkweed. Plant ALL 6 plants no farther than 10-feet apart in your yard. That’s what is needed to support monarch caterpillars at their hungriest. Don’t split the 6-pack with friends.

Milkweed goes dormant in winter, wakes up when monarchs do.
03:19 PM - Apr 21, 2024
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