My harvest of denuded seeds <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gathered a bunch of Milkweed seeds so we can grow our own plants to attract Monarch butterflies instead of buying any new ones. Excellent harvest this year. Should make a fine and robust vintage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1s2SN-26i","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":333,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2010\/06\/10\/roses-and-larvae\/","url_meta":{"origin":8078,"position":0},"title":"Roses and Larvae","date":"June 10, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Worked on photos I took of my mom's roses and of some tiny, freshly-hatched Monarch Butterfly larvae that I had to transport from a plumeria plant to a milkweed.","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Monarch-Larva-Baby02-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7514,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/07\/06\/a-place-to-hang-from\/","url_meta":{"origin":8078,"position":1},"title":"A Place To Hang From","date":"July 6, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Installed two wooden strips onto our backyard fence just above the Milkweed plants where the 25+ Monarch larvae are feeding. This will give them a nice place to hang from when it's time for them to begin pupating.","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Monarch-Ledges-07-06-11-lo-res-200x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9246,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/10\/10\/pleasing-larvae\/","url_meta":{"origin":8078,"position":2},"title":"Pleasing The Larvae","date":"October 10, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Since all of our milkweed plants had been completely gleaned of juicy, milk-filled leaves by the few remaining Monarch larvae we have, we bought a few more plants to get them bulked up enough for their upcoming pupation phase. They appeared very grateful.","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Milkweeds01-10-10-11-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3243,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2010\/11\/12\/god-save-the-monarch\/","url_meta":{"origin":8078,"position":3},"title":"God Save The Monarch","date":"November 12, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Our neighbor Liz brought over a recently emerged Monarch Butterfly that had some wing damage. She was hoping I could fix it. Tried to straighten out three bent or folded wings, but it just didn't work. Finally placed it outside on a milkweed plant so it could at least get\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Injured-Monarch-lo-res-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12957,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/06\/01\/monarch-trek-the-next-generation\/","url_meta":{"origin":8078,"position":4},"title":"Monarch Trek: The Next Generation","date":"June 1, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Found at least four new and tiny Monarch larvae (each one about an eighth of an inch long) munching on the milkweed blooms. Also got a shot of a visible egg, which are usually hidden underneath the leaves. 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