You can watch for when the dry pods start to split open. Then, remove all the seeds, and separate them from the silk. Keep them dry and in a cool, dark place. Tropical Milkweed seeds don't need any special treatment. Just sow them next year.

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I keep my seeds in a bag in the fridge.

If you can't check on your seeds routinely, you can slip an old nylon or wedding favor bag over the seed pod to catch seeds before they fly away.

Hi, everyone. I know, I'm sporadic when it comes to posting - it's comes from two jobs with varying hours. Sorry. :(

I looked for this thread because it was one that helped me, with the replies to my inquiry, when I asked what to do with Asclepias pods that were exploding in my garden. I wanted to share what I found.

I don't wear nylons in any form (jeans and sneakers are my wardrobe) and I couldn't find "tulle" or "net" or any other word I thought of, to buy drawstring bags to capture seeds. Friends came through with a scant few jewelry bags they had hanging around. One of those bags still had a tag that described the contents *and* the bag - organza is apparently the magic word! That brought up a bunch on Amazon. I ordered 100 for around $11. The hardest part was finding bags that weren't neon colors - I finally found some in champagne, lol! The fluff doesn't stick, and they are mostly reusable.

Hope this helps someone!

Lynn T