In the butterfly news, more Monarch caterpillars were discovered on some Purple Milkweed plants I grew from seed this year. I decided to transfer the three that I found over to the Swamp Milkweed nearby so the Purple can get a good start this year. We're going to get the yard certified as a Monarch waystation- one of the requirements is that food plants are available. We have Swamp, Purple, and Indian milkweed plants as well as Butterfly Weed, another type, and this Fall I'll put some Common Milkweed seeds down at the top of the hill.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Monarch News
In the butterfly news, more Monarch caterpillars were discovered on some Purple Milkweed plants I grew from seed this year. I decided to transfer the three that I found over to the Swamp Milkweed nearby so the Purple can get a good start this year. We're going to get the yard certified as a Monarch waystation- one of the requirements is that food plants are available. We have Swamp, Purple, and Indian milkweed plants as well as Butterfly Weed, another type, and this Fall I'll put some Common Milkweed seeds down at the top of the hill.
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