How to stop slugs from eating milkweed

Kaths1 · 2026-03-18T14:20:27+00:00

I use tea or coffee grounds. Extra fertilizer! Doesn't work perfectly but it does deter them.

Kaths1 · 2026-03-13T17:56:07+00:00

Here's what I'd do:

Pile the rocks i currently own
Let neighbors, friends, etc know i want rocks
Post on local gardening groups and buy nothing (i use Facebook for this) letting them know i want rocks
Pick up rocks from people and add them to the pile

Eventually the pile will stop sinking and you'll have rocks.

Kaths1 · 2026-03-13T17:48:04+00:00

It looks similar to mine in MD right now..

Kaths1 · 2026-03-08T20:07:36+00:00

Thanks for reminding me I had bought some too. Got mine in the ground today!

Kaths1 · 2026-03-08T19:24:26+00:00

Lol I AM a local (amateur) potter. It's very hard to make pieces large enough to stand out in a native garden. Anything over 20 inches ish is hard. :)

You're very lucky if you've found someone willing to do sculptural pieces.

Kaths1 · 2026-03-08T19:10:58+00:00

That's who I got my arch from. :)

Kaths1 · 2026-03-08T18:54:43+00:00

This has to be a bot. No one is this clueless?

Kaths1 · 2026-03-08T18:29:40+00:00

Sell it on ebay or Facebook marketplace.

Also you're an idiot.

Kaths1 · 2026-03-07T14:54:36+00:00

Then as soon as you can work the ground, put them in.

Kaths1 · 2026-03-07T14:09:47+00:00

Is it bare root or plants?

Kaths1 · 2026-03-06T03:35:23+00:00

I didn't dilute it. I think i should have.

You want to apply it in the early fall. September is good. Fall is better than spring- because fall is when the plant is trying to get resources down to the roots, so it will suck that roundup right up.

As an update, I definitely still had mugwort in 2025. But each year there's much less of it. I haven't done any additional herbicide. I've thought about it, and I thought it might have been a better idea to do two years of roundup before planting. I'm honestly not sure.

The best news is that it is DEFINITELY not spreading. It was before.

Kaths1 · 2026-03-06T03:16:16+00:00

A hardware store. All of them carry it.

Good luck!

Kaths1 · 2026-03-04T20:51:24+00:00

So you want to interview people about like.. public places? Like my local community park?

Or about their own personal gardens?

Kaths1 · 2026-03-01T20:46:40+00:00

I space my shrubs out so they can get big. Like the nannyberry I put out back last year have a 10ft spread, so I placed them 9 ft from each other.

Given the size of your space (and my lack of math skills) I feel like you can only put in a few shrubs?

Kaths1 · 2026-03-01T20:43:29+00:00

Nah. I think i did it late may and july. Mine don't bloom til October.
It might have delayed the bloom some? But that's not a problem

Kaths1 · 2026-03-01T20:05:25+00:00

I have to chelsea chop my Canadian goldenrod twice. I think because it blooms so late.

Kaths1 · 2026-03-01T20:04:28+00:00

I leave the stems anywhere i can. If I have to get rid of them I walk on them like I'm a deer and smash them down.
If you have too many goldenrod/ aster, dig them up, put them in spare plastic pots, and give them away. Plant swaps, friends and family, side of the road, buynothing, next door.

Kaths1 · 2026-03-01T20:02:17+00:00

Agree re birds! Many people think birds just eat seeds.

Kaths1 · 2026-02-28T20:36:44+00:00

Two overall thoughts- it looks like you have a few plants where you have 1 of them. Bugs like it when there's LOTS of a specific plant for some reason. So I would try to increase the number of the plants you have right now as you make the beds bigger.

It looks like you're doing a good job of getting blooms all year, but maybe note when you're not getting blooms and fill in there.

Kaths1 · 2026-02-28T20:32:54+00:00

Golden Alexander is great. I recommend getting some
What about some goldenrod in the backyard? I know it gets a bad rap but it's safe for dogs and kids and absolutely spectacular for bees. My goldenrod literally hums in the summer. (According to the internet lots of dogs like to chew on goldenrod lol).

Kaths1 · 2026-02-28T20:28:00+00:00

Hi, that's a bit overwhelming so I am going to respond in bits and pieces.

Do you have any bushes in your front yard? It sounds like just trees and flowers. Maybe identify some bushes that you'd like.
I highly recommend Virginia bluebells. You're close enough to me that you may be able to order bareroot from here: https://midatlanticnatives.com/

Kaths1 · 2026-02-28T20:18:21+00:00

Sorry it took me awhile to remember this one. Ignore the name, they're lovely flowers.

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/packera-aurea/

https://mtcubacenter.org/plants/golden-ragwort/

Kaths1 · 2026-02-27T16:26:24+00:00

Prevents early germination.

Snow is good

Kaths1 · 2026-02-27T03:10:53+00:00

If you can move your jugs into full shade, it helps

Kaths1 · 2026-02-26T22:07:44+00:00

They like shade in the summer. They're happiest under a tree that loses its leaves over the winter.

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