Almost GONE!
So it was a little over four weeks ago now that Rick and I started our little garden in the front of the house. We were so very excited to see the pretty flowers we took the time to pick out start to fill in and bloom. We did not know we bought Tropical Milkweed...Caterpillar food!
They VERY quickly took over and made it known the Tropical Milkweed was all theirs and there would be NO stopping them until...
They ate every last flower and leaf they could find! And now they have moved on to eating down the stems!!! Soon there really will be nothing of the Tropical Milkweed left! And not one chrysalis yet. :(
This was what we started with...looks very different now! At least the pink flowers are doing well. I think once these caterpillars eat everything and make the BIG "change" we will go ahead and plant something new along the window. We don't want people thinking we planted sticks in the front of the house! lol Maybe we'll try this butterfly thing in the backyard somewhere.
Do you have any tips for keeping a butterfly garden not looking so dead? I would sure love to hear what you have done!
Wow! I cannot believe they cleaned you out like that!!! Just unbelievable.
Posted by: Tracy | Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 11:35 AM