I'm Predicting a Great Year for Red Admirals!
MissSherry
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I'm predicting a shorter, cooler summer...
Comments (8)I hate to say this, but I agree. This is one weird summer! The garden is really doing great this year (with some exceptions) probably because the temps have been so cool. I finally tossed my last peony flower today. Peonies in July?? The cannas have hardly grown at all, my water lilies have barely broken the surface with their first leaves. After that cold winter we finally came out of I was really looking forward to sweating my butt off this summer. And yes, I just love those hot, muggy nights too. Tonight I get to toss on an extra blanket when I go to bed. That's just wrong, wrong, wrong..... Kevin...See MoreRed Admiral eggs (looks like on pellitory)
Comments (10)Susan, I am just now getting used to being back in the midwest; I kept thinking I was in NH thoughout the winter. :) I'd get mixed up with the winter and the news; it didn't help that I was streaming a radio station from back out east either. Linda, Nettle is supposed to be such a great herb, nutritious and great anti-inflammatory. How do you make your tea? Do you use fresh leaves or do you dry them first? It is crazy about the number of RAs around--I saw them all around the highway yesterday. I'm not complaining though. Thank you all for your comments re: pics and finding butterflies here. I really thought I was going to have to fixate on something else. Here are a couple pics of the pellitory outside. They seem to be small seedlings, but I don't know how much bigger the plants get. They are also a little hard to see with all of the maple seeds around them too. Those seeds are almost a kind of mulch! The cats are already getting bigger, but I promise I won't post day by day pics of them! :)...See MoreRed Admiral Cats - Different Looks
Comments (8)Wow - don't know what causes the variations. But, I have covered my cage with the Red Admiral cats using a paper towel secured with a rubber band. Lately, things have been chaotic since I have been staying with my DD from late afternoon until 9 or so the next morning. She has had some problems with HBP and other symptoms indicating a possibility of preeclampsia, and yesterday began to develop symptoms that birth is near. So, I have made slits in the paper towel (my feeble attempt to deter critters from getting inside). Today, a huge female came up thru the paper towel and surprised me while I was potting a plant on the porch. Beautiful, she flew around a bit and then landed on the hummingbird feeder to get some sugar water. Newly emerged RAs are so stunning IMHO! Interesting and I wonder if they hybridize with any other butterfly. Susan...See MoreMore GF Eggs, Red Admirals, Virginia Tiger Cat
Comments (7)Congrats, Susan! False nettle holds up beautifully in water! I'm raising RAs on it now in a leftovers container with 3 holes cut into the top and 3 branches about 6" each stuck into the holes. Each branch has about 4 - 6 leaves on it. Since they like hiding in leaf shelters/nests, I thought they'd do better with a lot of leaves all around them, which is why I don't use water picks with RAs. This is the way I raised my others and they all pupated and emerged as perfect adults. This has really been a big year for you - YAY! :) MissSherry...See MoreJacob Berg
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