Plant Milkweed for Monarch Butterflies!

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Last fall, we planted a tropical milkweed plant in the hopes of providing a food source for migrating monarch butterflies. What we never expected, though, was to be able to experience the full life cycle of these beautiful bugs!
We noticed butterflies fluttering through the yard and landing on the plant, and when they started to disappear, we found baby caterpillars on the milkweed! They grew up and got fatter, then they started disappearing, too. A few days later, we saw on hanging upside down in our bamboo, about 10 feet away from the milkweed. The rest is history. The caterpillar made himself a chrysalis, which we started noticing everywhere in the bamboo! And finally, we got to see the final step of this amazing transformation: a butterfly!
We are so grateful that we got to see every part of the monarch's life cycle, and that we were able to capture these moments on film to share with you, too! Although we love the idea of an entirely edible backyard, we also think it's super important to grow food not just for you, but also for the critters that share your backyard space with you. We also think this is a perfect example of why you should explore your yard when you're outside, not just observe it from a distance. You never know what you're missing!
Are you growing milkweed to support the monarch butterflies? What cool things has nature shown you in your yard? Let us know in the comments!
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29 мар 2018

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Комментарии : 43

@damarizraya4635 6 лет назад

Awesome video! I have a birdbath in my yard with a solar water fountain. It's good for birds, bees and ladybugs. Birds visit my yard in the morning. Birds are also good for keeping pest in check.

@GreeniesGarden 6 лет назад

You're totally right! Your yard must be awesome! :D

@brandontsosie2555 6 лет назад

That is so cool to see especially from your own back yard great job guys

@GreeniesGarden 6 лет назад

It was an awesome experience :D

@hectorgonzalez8246 5 лет назад

I like plants and animals and insects as well. But you are creepy. Mother nature?

@undercovergardener5632 6 лет назад

Good content

@GreeniesGarden 6 лет назад

Thanks for the love and support! :D

@ZE308AC 2 года назад

That's awesome and amazing

@deakemarschall2992 6 лет назад

Word has gotten out....Greenies Garden is the PLACE to be. Nice work guys. And I love that Greenie got busted with the evidence on her nose.

@GreeniesGarden 6 лет назад

Haha she's such a cute helper :D Thanks for the love DW!!

@alexjames4315 6 лет назад

Wow that’s beautiful it feels as if you guys are living in a little tropical jungle in your backyard

@GreeniesGarden 6 лет назад

That's kind of what we're going for! :D Thanks for the love!!

@juanarcos38 6 лет назад

Amazing yard life

@GreeniesGarden 6 лет назад

Thanks man! :D

@simonbennett3834 6 лет назад

Beautiful

@GreeniesGarden 6 лет назад

Thank you! :D

@jenniferherrera4995 6 лет назад

Wowww! So cool to see the butterfly at the end!😍

@GreeniesGarden 6 лет назад

We got so lucky to be able to see that, we're happy we could share it! :D

@oppenheim11238 6 лет назад

very cool

@GreeniesGarden 6 лет назад

We thought so too! :D

@danielfisch655 6 лет назад

Very cool.

@GreeniesGarden 6 лет назад

@californiagardeningmom3441 6 лет назад

So awesome! Love this!! I'm planting milkweed this year hoping to get some monarchs! Thanks for showing us the progression!

@GreeniesGarden 6 лет назад

There are 4 sets of monarchs that go through this cycle every year, so you definitely have time to experience them! :D

@jeff6899 6 лет назад

Be VERY careful planting the currasavica's that you often buy from the big box stores & often normal nurseries...if they are imported from other states (likely are), esp. Californica ;) , they have to be treated with neonicotinoids (for other insects so they aren't transported or proliferated, etc.)...they are deadly eventually to monarch & queen butterflies...many do not know this...and if you plant more local/regional natives, it is easier on the monarch populations that runs thru our state to Mexico...you can much of this info on the specific monarch sites...also, you might certify your yard if you haven't--it's easy ! Just need a nice pollinator plant list, a commitment to a regular water source and at least 10 milkweed (~asclepias genus) plants...I did back in Feb. '13...Nice job & great video--love the intro ! ;) :)

@GreeniesGarden 6 лет назад

Thanks for sharing! That's good info! :D

@laurenrhoads9712 5 лет назад

Tropical milkweed is a beautiful plant, but could be doing more harm than good for monarch. It blooms during winter and could confuse them into breeding out of season and could be responsible for a parasite for monarch called OE. Plant native milkweed

@GreeniesGarden 5 лет назад

We've heard about that, and learned that pruning the entire plant to about 6" in the fall can help alleviate that problem of parasites. We tried that this fall and are looking forward to seeing what results occur! Thanks for sharing!

@garrycole9187 6 лет назад

when are you going to have a new tour?

@GreeniesGarden 6 лет назад

We're overdue aren't we? Soon! There's a lot of new stuff going on that we'd love to share! Stay tuned :D

@jumper123910 6 лет назад

I love your videos. Can you provide a mud map of your garden and pond of the rough dimensions. You seem to fit so much in, but I suspect your block is much bigger than mine 10,300 sqFt

@GreeniesGarden 6 лет назад

Thanks so much for the kind words! Our yard isn't as big as it looks, but we've worked hard to create that illusion!

@b.b.5240 6 лет назад

Unfortunately, these well-intentioned efforts may have backfired, according to a new article by scientists from the University of Georgia published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. There are more than 100 different species of milkweed, and they are not all created equally. The species that was distributed most by conservationists - tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) - is one that does not deteriorate in cold weather. Instead, it continues to thrive, producing new leaves and flowers in the fall and winter, which is causing monarchs to stay where the food is instead of continuing their migration south for the winter. “Tropical milkweed provides monarch larval food throughout the year, and reports of monarchs breeding during the winter - rather than migrating or overwintering - have become common in the southern U.S.,” the authors wrote. “These behaviors are almost exclusively restricted to sites where tropical milkweed is present.” To make matters worse, the researchers found that monarchs that did not migrate were more likely to be infected by the protozoan Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (OE), which causes the butterflies to suffer from wing deformities, smaller body size, reduced flight performance, and shorter adult lifespans. “Shifts towards year-round breeding on tropical milkweed, resulting in high rates of OE infection, could pose an additional emerging threat to the long-term viability of migratory monarchs,” they wrote. “Transitioning from migratory to non-migratory behaviors coupled with a shift to year-round breeding on introduced host plants dramatically increases the prevalence of a debilitating parasite for North American monarchs.”

@kathystorer8831 6 лет назад

Bill Brocato Do you have suggestions on where I can get native plants in southern Arizona? Luckily I procrastinated and didn't plant my tropical seeds. Thanks for the info.