tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549640562097540413.post3715128802656277529..comments2024-03-26T04:24:19.478-07:00Comments on Sweet Romance Reads: Plight of the Monarch ButterflyDonna Fasanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09386295931460318306noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549640562097540413.post-7345624025552356952014-07-30T15:31:53.960-07:002014-07-30T15:31:53.960-07:00Okay. There's some kind of crazy karma going ...Okay. There's some kind of crazy karma going on. I've owned my house for eleven years and have never seen a Monarch butterfly anywhere around here, until today. I just walked outside and saw one perched on my lemon tree. I wasn't quick enough to get a picture of it, but it was definitely a Monarch. I'm definitely ordering milkweed seeds now. Besides, then I'll have an excuse for not weeding my yard. "I'm feeding the caterpillars!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549640562097540413.post-32023308844099199542014-07-30T09:53:19.489-07:002014-07-30T09:53:19.489-07:00Thanks for the reminder, Denise. 90%!! I had no ...Thanks for the reminder, Denise. 90%!! I had no idea. I'm definitely going to look into planting milkweed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549640562097540413.post-79709285136343908332014-07-30T09:21:20.376-07:002014-07-30T09:21:20.376-07:00It's so rare to see a butterfly nowadays. And ...It's so rare to see a butterfly nowadays. And now I know why. MelCurtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218278641168063613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549640562097540413.post-59484534873650944982014-07-30T08:42:26.418-07:002014-07-30T08:42:26.418-07:00The Xerces Society has a milkweed project with sev...The Xerces Society has a milkweed project with several states to produce habitat restoration areas, which are probably on lands already set aside for conservation. I live next to the Carlos-Avery wildlife management area and the U of M's Cedar Creek Naturalization Area. I'm sure they are working on increasing their milkweed content, but one of the best ways to sustain Monarchs is for homeowners to make their yards butterfly-friendly. I used to pull out the milkweeds in my garden, but now that I know how important they are, I'm making a special spot in both my yard and my horse pen (which is no longer in use). I'm hoping that in the future milkweed seeds will become as easy to buy at the garden center as other flowers. For now, I'm just harvesting them from the plants I already have.Northern Lights Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623514975932651388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549640562097540413.post-71880403196531054592014-07-30T08:08:07.598-07:002014-07-30T08:08:07.598-07:00Gosh, I learned something today. Thanks, Denise.Gosh, I learned something today. Thanks, Denise.Angela Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265553290894509850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549640562097540413.post-27664239972429459962014-07-30T05:07:00.219-07:002014-07-30T05:07:00.219-07:00Thank you for posting this, Denise. I don't ha...Thank you for posting this, Denise. I don't have a yard anymore, but will nudge some friends who do. Roxanne--thanks for the milkweed info.Magdalena Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09674381212999247449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549640562097540413.post-66923580009479110042014-07-30T04:49:58.930-07:002014-07-30T04:49:58.930-07:00Here is one that I found!
We need your help. Plan...Here is one that I found!<br /><br />We need your help. Plant Milkweed everywhere!<br /><br />Send a self addressed, stamped envelope for Milkweed or mixed seeds appropriate for your area to:<br /> <br />Live Monarch - Seed Campaign 2014<br />3003-C8 Yamato Road #1015<br />Boca Raton, Florida 33434<br /> <br />Cash or Check payable to "Live Monarch" 50+ seeds per dollar<br /><br />Please request the type of seed you want. Instructions included.<br />To order online use the links below. <br /><br />(I missed the bottom part, but you could google using what I pasted above)RoxanneRustandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443712316288965799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549640562097540413.post-25801105830411143892014-07-30T04:45:45.471-07:002014-07-30T04:45:45.471-07:00Thank you for that reminder about milkweed. I re...Thank you for that reminder about milkweed. I remember it was everywhere, when I was growing up in Minnesota, and I haven't seen any in years. I heard a program about the monarchs on public radio a while back and then forgot to follow up. Im heading to google right now to see about finding milkweed seeds.'RoxanneRustandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443712316288965799noreply@blogger.com