This is a very short guide for how to identify common and purple milkweeds, and is intended to help you differentiate Common Milkweed and Purple Milkweed in the field. Sometimes| A Beginners Guide To Water Hemlock - The Deadliest Of Native Plants | GrowIt ...
Today a monarch butterfly finally found our little milkweed patch in our roadside garden bed. Last year, three plants appeared there on their own, and in late July we saw a caterpillar. In the spri…| Finding Our Way Home
How to Cook Milkweed Buds, (Asclepias syriaca)Milkweed buds at the perfect stage to harvestI've always thought that milkweed buds were some kind of intergalactic, space-traveling vegetable. Each bud is born on a perky stalk which gives the whole cluster the appearance of a multi-eyed alien just a...| freshandforaged.com
The post Milkweed Leaf Problems: 11 Common Pests, Diseases (Butterfly Garden) first appeared on My Monarch Guide and is written by Dena Haines. As you plant and cultivate milkweed, you’ll find that there are some common problems. A healthy supply of milkweed leaves is important for both attracting monarchs and for raising them indoors. Common milkweed leaf problems include pests (like aphids, beetles, and milkweed bugs), powdery mildew, leaf spots (fungal and bacterial), rust, and cucumber ...| My Monarch Guide
The post Guide to Milkweed Bugs (2 Types) Good/Bad? Facts & Photos first appeared on My Monarch Guide and is written by Dena Haines. What are those bugs in your milkweed garden? Are milkweed bugs ‘good’ or ‘bad’ bugs? Why are they only on milkweed? If you found long red and black bugs, then you probably found one of two types of milkweed bugs. There are two types of milkweed bugs: Large Milkweed Bug (LMB for short) and Small … The post Guide to Milkweed Bugs (2 Types) Good/Bad? Fact...| My Monarch Guide
Milkweed is probably best known as the sole host plant for monarch butterflies. But milkweed is also on the menu for many other insects and mammals. Milkweed| My Monarch Guide