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Re: Monarch sitings

by Omelet <omp_omelet@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Nov 3, 2007 at 02:36 PM

In article <472bdcf9$0$25696$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Wooly <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > 
> > I have some space in the driveway garden beds. Might have to consider 
> > some milkweed plants, as well as a bunch of parsley for the 
> > Swallowtails. :-)
> 
> I'm going to plant some parsley next spring.  I swiped several milkweed 
> pods from school and seeded my "flower bed", hopefully next year I'll 
> have enough milkweeds and assassin bugs to mind the aphids that I can 
> grow my own seed :D

Sounds promising. :-)
The other two herbs swallowtails happily munch are dill and fennel.

> 
> My mints are going gangbusters except the catnip.  The neighborhood toms

> like to roll around in it, there are a couple of sprigs hanging on so 
> it'll be a hard winter for the catnip...

Bummer. Mine seeded well so I should have plenty next year.

> 
> Black-eyed Suzies and purple coneflower should reseed, hopefully the 
> lavender will too.  Morning glory may become a pest if I keep ignoring 
> it.  My one poor bluebonnet from this year may or may not have set seed,

> I won't hold my breath on that one!

Our Purple Coneflower has re-seeded itself now for 3 years. Wild morning 
glory/bindweed I have in excess. I've never had domestic MG re-grow from 
it's own seeds?
-- 
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 5 Posts in Topic:
Monarch sitings
Wooly <nobody@[EMAIL P  2007-11-02 18:13:45 
Re: Monarch sitings
Wooly <nobody@[EMAIL P  2007-11-02 18:24:56 
Re: Monarch sitings
Omelet <omp_omelet@[EM  2007-11-02 19:45:20 
Re: Monarch sitings
Wooly <nobody@[EMAIL P  2007-11-02 21:29:31 
Re: Monarch sitings
Omelet <omp_omelet@[EM  2007-11-03 14:36:03 

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