This is an exciting day out on the farm: I get to plant a multitude of seeds I had ordered for my project this semester and plant transplants of Asclepias, more commonly known as Milkweed! This plant is a beautiful full sun flower that is famous for attracting Monarch butterflies. Unfortunately, they're also somewhat infamous for their susceptibility to bugs (first picture on bottom left). Already in my horticulture career I have spent hours cleaning the little yellow aphids off of the plants. I cannot stress how many days my hands were just stained yellow. Luckily for me and my hands, this time on the farm we used a spray bottle full of water and Dawn dish soap to clean the plants. After cleaning the mother plants and taking new cuttings of them (second left below), I transplanted some already rooted cuttings (third picture below) to the newly cleaned and weeded beds (last picture below). Throughout this day of planting, cutting, and dealing with all of the bugs, I kept thinking about the prospects of possibly getting monarch caterpillars over the summer. Interestingly enough, these little yellow pests can severely limit the caterpillar's access to the milkweed plant. Suddenly, I didn't mind the yellow stained bug-gut hands as much! If getting these guys off of the plant means a better life for monarch caterpillars- and more monarch butterflies-- I'm all about that!
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Allie MartinHowdy! My name is Allie and I am a senior Horticulture major from Austin (keep it weird, y'all). Welcome to the home of pollinator garden paradise. Here you will find my journey through growing pollinator and host plant species, and hopefully, see the life cycle of native butterflies unfold! Archives
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