W-e-l-l,they seemed to settle in quite well,and were growing quite robustly.
Yesterday,I noticed that they didn't look quite so healthy anymore.Today,after work,I decided to do a little detective work............
We got babies!I guess,it's true.
No birth control is 100% effective.
So anyways,here's the prob-lem-o.....
We don't have enough milkweed to feed the kiddoes!
I'm thinking we're gonna be a failure as Monarch foster parents,this time.
Just hoping DCF doesn't come calling!
Wow, they obviously don't know how to eat in moderation do they? I too probably would have thought two plants would be enough for the rest of the summer.
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Was just at Pine Lake Nursery and Duncheon's today... they both have lots of milkweed.
ReplyDeleteDestructive litte buggers. I'm not sure I would be thrilled about buys plants just to have the wildlife eat them...I bet it is worth it when they are fluttering about, though.
ReplyDeleteGayle-trust me.It is so worth it when you see them fluttering about your garden.They are a sight to see.That's why the milkweed is there.
ReplyDeleteI know, my new plants will probably be stripped by the time I get home. I hope they don't just crawl off and die of starvation. I am just amazed by the numbers of butterflies we have. It really makes you feel good doesn't it?
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Great photos! Love the name of your blog!!! I think this caterpillar visited me, too. I found them in the basil and the asparagus ferns. Slugs got the zinnias...nothing left of them overnight! I have given up until fall...
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you found my blog (the Auburn post). We're rather mixed up, to. My Gator family gasped when I married an Auburn man. You can imagine the agriculture jokes..."cow college"...and hubby was a bus/marketing major! I am a USF grad...and I was raised in LUTZ...taught at Lutz elem. too.
Those were some great photos! So clear and colorful. :)
ReplyDeleteThey'll survive...you'll see.
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