Herbal Companions
The importance of planting various herbs for butterflies and other pollinators.
Dill is an early spring herb. It companions almost everything in your garden.
Sprinkle seeds and it grows. If you let it grow to seed. It'll volunteer the next year.
Fennel is a foe to most herbs and veggies. It's an herb that only has a few friends. I put her in a pots for the Swallowtails.
Does anyone know the other herb butterflies love? Hint: It starts with a "P"!
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The Dill On Swallowtails
The importance of planting dill for Swallowtails
The dill is Swallowtails find the herb a fantastic nursery for their babies.
On top and beneath dill. The Swallowtail secures their tiny eggs on your dill.
When the caterpillars hatch. Dill feeds them just right.
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Milkweed Saves Monarchs
The importance of planting milkweed for the endangered Monarch
This year left me shaken by lack of Monarchs. They need our help!
It's critical that you know when and how to properly collect Milkweed. Don't go picking pods if you don't know when to pick them.
If you are not an entomologist Please, do not raise Monarchs at home. It's considered "backyard breeding".
All you can do is collect native milkweed this Fall.
Plant milkweed and as many pollinator seeds, you can this Spring.
Those actions will make meaningful change for the good of nature. We can only interfere so much. Nature prefers to do her own self-care.
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