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minus-squareTempus Fugit@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·9 days agoIf you can, plant some milkweed.
minus-squaredogslayeggs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·9 days agoMinor edit: If you can, plant some NATIVE milkweed. A lot of big box stores sell tropical milkweed that can fuck with Monarchs’ natural navigation and migration instincts.
minus-squareprowe45@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoMy wife and I planted one a couple years ago and I’ve been bummed that I haven’t seen a single caterpillar on it yet this year. It’s nice and big now compared to its first season when the monarch caterpillars absolutely demolished its leaves.
If you can, plant some milkweed.
Minor edit: If you can, plant some NATIVE milkweed.
A lot of big box stores sell tropical milkweed that can fuck with Monarchs’ natural navigation and migration instincts.
My wife and I planted one a couple years ago and I’ve been bummed that I haven’t seen a single caterpillar on it yet this year. It’s nice and big now compared to its first season when the monarch caterpillars absolutely demolished its leaves.