http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/01/a-meditation-on-milkweed/ Nourishment and inspiration for those who love the Earth Fri, 18 May 2012 23:48:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/01/a-meditation-on-milkweed/comment-page-1/#comment-1408 April Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:49:14 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=1916#comment-1408 What a great idea, Tony! Thanks to your helpful comment, I have made a note to myself to look into planting some butterfly milkweed in the spring. It will indeed be fun to watch the monarchs! Thanks. What a great idea, Tony! Thanks to your helpful comment, I have made a note to myself to look into planting some butterfly milkweed in the spring. It will indeed be fun to watch the monarchs! Thanks.

]]> http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/01/a-meditation-on-milkweed/comment-page-1/#comment-1406 Seth Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:34:32 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=1916#comment-1406 April, great photos! I remember when I was a kid we had milkweed in our field and we would find monarch larvae crawling on them all the time. Now there is still some milkweed, but I haven't seen any monarchs... April, great photos! I remember when I was a kid we had milkweed in our field and we would find monarch larvae crawling on them all the time. Now there is still some milkweed, but I haven’t seen any monarchs…

]]> http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/01/a-meditation-on-milkweed/comment-page-1/#comment-1405 Tony Dorrell Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:27:25 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=1916#comment-1405 Hi April, Your page and pictures are about the Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) which grows in fields and along roads here in Shenandoah County. The best milkweed to attract and raise Monarch butterflies here is Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa). It is like a magnet for attracting the Monarchs. It is available as small plants from the most popular plant and seed companies on line and in their catalogs. If you plant some in your garden, you can watch the Monarchs go through their entire life cycle in just a few weeks. It's interesting, enjoyable, and does a lot of good for the beautiful and endangered Monarch butterflies. Hi April,
Your page and pictures are about the Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) which grows in fields and along roads here in Shenandoah County. The best milkweed to attract and raise Monarch butterflies here is Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa). It is like a magnet for attracting the Monarchs. It is available as small plants from the most popular plant and seed companies on line and in their catalogs. If you plant some in your garden, you can watch the Monarchs go through their entire life cycle in just a few weeks. It’s interesting, enjoyable, and does a lot of good for the beautiful and endangered Monarch butterflies.

]]> http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/01/a-meditation-on-milkweed/comment-page-1/#comment-1403 Gila Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:23:46 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=1916#comment-1403 April - I remember when as a child some milkweed was blown into my mouth and I thought it tasted nasty. Good to know it supports such a splendid species. Thanks for changing it from humdrum to a thing of beauty. And congratualtions on your lovely photos, which make me look twice. Your posts always do! April - I remember when as a child some milkweed was blown into my mouth and I thought it tasted nasty. Good to know it supports such a splendid species. Thanks for changing it from humdrum to a thing of beauty. And congratualtions on your lovely photos, which make me look twice. Your posts always do!

]]> http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/01/a-meditation-on-milkweed/comment-page-1/#comment-1402 Elizabeth Cottrell Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:32:32 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=1916#comment-1402 Beautiful! April, your posts always make me pause and drink in the beauty around me. The save me from my tendency to rush too much and miss too much. Beautiful! April, your posts always make me pause and drink in the beauty around me. The save me from my tendency to rush too much and miss too much.

]]> http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/01/a-meditation-on-milkweed/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 Joan Brundage Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:54:08 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=1916#comment-1401 Thanks, April, for sharing this. I didn't know Milkweeds was the food of Monarch Butterflies. I also think the Milkweed plants are beautiful. Thanks, April, for sharing this. I didn’t know Milkweeds was the food of Monarch Butterflies. I also think the Milkweed plants are beautiful.

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