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SideBurns
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When we lived in south Louisiana, we had a half whiskey barrel chock full of Milkweed, Tropical Milkweed, I think. It grew like crazy and attracted Monarchs by the dozens. They laid so many eggs that hatched so many caterpillars, they ate every leaf to the stem and even ate some stems. Plant a lot!

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Plants: 9 | From: The South | Registered: Mar 2007  |  Seeded: 76.197.27.249
Thornius
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I hope everyone can plant milkweed. I really don't have a place to plant any.

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Plants: 2894 | From: Nashville, TN | Registered: May 2005  |  Seeded: 74.249.209.130
patches1414
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I know Milkweed will attract lots of Butterflies [thumb] because I planted some a few years ago when one of my friends gave me some seeds. Boy, did the Butterflies ever love it! [Love] I may have to see if I can get some more seeds from her. [Wink] Of course, I have my Butterfly bush and that really attracts a lot of them too. [clappy] [Wink]

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"Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen!"
Plants: 6492 | From: Illinois | Registered: Feb 2006  |  Seeded: 199.217.139.127
weezie13
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I let some go wild *not the pretty kind,
the real wild stuff* and I have Monarch's
on mine too...
The boys have alot of fun watching for them to
land and then later we look for when they're
eating the leaves.. and to finally get to see those baby catapillar's are sooooooooo cute..

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2

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Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.50.117.121
debnoel
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When I was teaching, we did a fall butterfly study. I would drive the back roads looking for milkweed plants so I could get some Monarch caterpillars. We would put them in a screen topped 10 gal. aquarium along with fresh milkweed daily. The kids would watch them eat and grow. They would go to the screen and suspend themselves to go into the chrysalis. When the metamorphasis was complete a beautiful monarch would emerge. We released them when they were dry and active. A great project for kids!
Plants: 88 | From: Port Jervis,NY | Registered: Mar 2006  |  Seeded: 74.32.42.241
   

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