Where can we get those yellow cone pots?

before the burn was this the field planted with wildflowers or what this a technique to enhance what was there?

Hail the algorithm!

My wife says would be good to see fraternities donating their Dixie cups & time

Won't that poisen and kill the caterpillar s??

I'm out west and I have a few different Penstemon spp. that I'm collecting the seed for, I've been collecting it and re-distributing throughout my yard for meadowscaping purposes. However new plants have never come up. Would you say these follow fire maybe? Or maybe my drainage isn't good enough? If I buy plants I can usually keep them alive no problem, but they just don't seem to want to reproduce. Any trick to it? I want to make more of these for my bumblebee buddies.

I don't get it -- you didn't do cold stratification, which is recommended for milkweed in the U.S. Not great to present yourself as an expert when you're using unorthodox methods that are known to not give optimal results.

kill the stupid music you tube

Hey these videos are super helpful. Would you do a video on how to clean milkweed? I’m having a difficult time getting the fluff off

Shoot, we just had around 100 monarchs the other night, they all fell asleep in the trees too which would've made catching them easy!

Malkweed? Are you seriously kidding me? mAlkweed?

Are you still partnering with the Scouts?

An explanation of the range maps would be appreciated. On the scaly gayfeather Wisconsin is shown in BROWN, but right next door in Minnesota everything is hunky-dory? Not seeing it...

What are these yellow plug containers? Who makes them?

Where do I get that stabby stick and those little cones?

Thank you, but sir those are solo cups 😅

Plant people are just better people

Very good video thank you for such a pleasant presentation.

So beautiful explained, thank you!

I love how they swing with the wind.

I’m actually a boyscout, however I live on the east coast. Is it possible we can get free seed mixtures if we conduct a project?

Thank you for this video. I feel like people need to know more about this, especially since it’s natural to see all thistles as weeds.

Mr. Berthelsen, is there purple loosestrife in the planting? I saw something that looks like it in the video.

Did you mention stratification of the seed?

Thanks for making this video! I noticed you didn't recommend scarification. You don't subscribe to the practice?

Well done sir

DO NOT eat milkweed cooked any which way - it is POISON. I just got poisoned & after 5 hours am still not feeling well & got the runs. It is serious POISON. I ate 5 pods properly cooked, & about 45 mins later, was ill. And 5 hours later, after vomiting all my stomach contents out, still queasy & got the runs.

Butterfly "Thistle do."

Great information. We can use the targeted stump applicator in sites other than pollinator habitat as well Thanks, Pete!

Thats a beautiful field, love the flowers. I just planted a few of the blazing stars this spring and they are beautiful. I can't wait to plant a bunch more this fall. Going to have a bunch for next year...great video.

Lovely. I need a Sam

Is Clethodim effective against Kentucky bluegrass? I've found that fluazifop doesn't kill it.

Thanks Pete. I love your clarity and details of the chems used.

Thank You Peter. I took your idea and added a modification to allow for capping for the end for storage, and for a removable, replaceable sponge applicator. You can view it here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3nTaX-ppb-MmcU

Brother, you just knock my socks off Praise God. I knew they went a good piece but had no idea, wow, if it wouldn’t be the hand of God it would be unbelievable. But you know, with God all things are…. Yes indeed I love it!

I'm watching lots of KZbin videos to get some hints on tricks to cleaning prairie coneflower (Mexican Hat) seeds. It's just a small hobby for me, not commercial. I seem to end up with alot of "chaff", and I'm not sure how to separate it out. Any hints?

Roughly how long does it take for the seedlings to reach the 6-10 inch mark and be ready for transplant?

Any tips on getting good milkweed establishment in new broadcast seeded restoration projects?

Just discovered Pete's videos. What a blessing he is to all of us interested in habitat restoration.

I don’t understand why the project objective was to plant different plants than what are in the diverse, native prairie right next to it.

thank you!

What is the song in the background??

What plant is that in the field?

Amen, well done video. Their migration is indeed a fabulous miracle of God. It's so exciting to be able to help the monarchs by planting things they love.... to help them on their journey in the fall. Thanks for making and posting this wonderful video.

What a great video. One caveat to consider: your more delicate, diverse assemblage of plants in the native prairie are actually the stronger competitors, in general. They can grow where there is less available resources than the taller, more robust (weedier, in a sense) species that are taking advantage of past disturbance/available resources.

Keep making these videos.

I wish I could put plants outside so they grow after growing to 6 inches but if I do all the monarchs come out in the spring - fall times and immediately lay a jillion eggs on it and the milkweed never has a chance to grow :/

Definitely doing this next year. I have no area that is not veggies or grass so I think I'll tarp a section of grass July through April to kill it.

EXTREMELY useful information! Thank you for sharing Peter. MRM

Those are red solo cups. I actually planted my milkweed seeds in Dixie cups, and now I’m worried 😟 because the root will not get long enough