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nativeplantlover

Oct 29, 2016 8:00 PM CST

Name: Cheryl
Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)

Joanna, I'm further south than you are, but I'm assuming they sent you seeds of the common milkweed(Asclepias syrica)?

Here's a link to photos of the sprouts.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=comm...

Many plants look alike in the very beginning b/c they have only the first two little leaves called cotyledons. The plastic jugs help retain some moisture while at the same time keeping the little plants a bit warmer than the surrounding air.

"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger

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