Tough Odds
Monarch butterfly reproduction.
Did you know that only about 5% of Monarchs successfully hatch and survive in nature?
You can boost those odds by 90% if you monitor their nurseries in your gardens. Foster them.
As for indoor breeding. I still don't support the idea. Keep a healthy garden and stay natural
Monarch Cycle:
Eggs (4-7days)
Caterpillar (2 weeks)
Chrysalis (8-14 days)
Monarch (Fall migrators over 8 months)
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Salvia's Relationship To Nature
The importance of flowering herbs in early spring.
Salvia or Sage, there's a serious romance of sorts with the pollinator posse.
If you want a Monarch to "super like" your garden. The milkweed/salvia duo will not disappoint.
One of the first blooms in my garden is my blue bedder salvia. It never disappoints.
It's my "calling card" that the garden is open for pollinators
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Sage Advice
The meaning and history of sage.
Early Romans held the plant as sacred.
It was a representation of wisdom and excellent memory.
Sage prevents the breakdown of acetylcholine which the brain needs to store memory!
So, the folklore tied to sage has some wisdom.
My Sage advice is this herb lives up to it's hype and delicious in stuffing!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
