Frostweed,
I am in SW Missouri, and my milkweed hardly ever is up in time for the monarchs coming north out of Mexico. I am going to try this next summer, it is a great idea!
I have taken cuttings this year. I saw somewhere that someone did this, and by springtime, they were rooted enough to stick in the ground early spring. But I think I didn't take them soon enough, they have already turned brown. I might of let them get a good chill before I cut them and brought them in. I've already tossed them.
I have an issue dealing with houseplants in the winter. I have 3 cats that want to chew, scratch and eat anything I might bring in. But, I could get some milkweed going in pots, and hopefully they would survive in my garage too.... definitely worth a try.
Thanks for the idea.

You are welcome, it works great for me in the garage. Good luck with it.

Limits sought on weed killer glyphosate (ROUNDUP) to help monarch butterflies

http://www.latimes.com/science...

I hope they can do something about slowing down the use of herbicides, it will be a tough fight.
We are doing our part, but we need more private gardens where we can grow plants without herbicides or pesticides.
I have three gardens where I grow all the plants organically, and try to provide native plants for all the local butterflies.

It's the industrial scale farmers and landscapers we have to get the attention of. MONSANTO developed Roundup and then went to work on GMO crops to resist Roundup so the farmers can spray their whole fields for weeds without killing their crop.

Yes, we are up against the big guys, unfortunately.

Way of the world.
SO FAR.
We can change the world by not accepting that reality.