Wildlife, living next to nature

[Griff]

Originally Posted by glatt

When I was a lad, there was an empty lot across the street from my elementary school. It was full of milkweed. Tons of milkweed. I used to collect monarch caterpillars with some milkweed and try to grow them into butterflies. But the couple times I tried it, they always wound up dead when I neglected them.

Since milkweed was so common in my childhood, I assumed it was everywhere. But I haven't seen any in years. Maybe it doesn't grow this far south.

My childhood as well. I think milkweed was almost eradicated and the monarchs almost went with it. Surprisingly, the Game Commission here sprayed herbicide on a nearby food plot and drilled milkweed and clover in its place for the last couple years. I've been leaving the patches of milkweed that spread on to my place and we're seeing an increase in monarch numbers.