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Spring Sowing Containers for Annual Milkweed

Spring Sowing Containers for Annual Milkweed

ByTony Gomez April 6April 12
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SPRING Sowing Containers for Warm Weather Milkweed Varieties?

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Starting Seeds Indoors Part 2- Performance Enhancing Secret

Starting Seeds Indoors Part 2- Performance Enhancing Secret

ByTony Gomez March 9January 24
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How to get milkweed seeds to germinate in just days? Try this at home…

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Starting Seeds Inside: Support more Monarchs w/ your Annual Milkweed

Starting Seeds Inside: Support more Monarchs w/ your Annual Milkweed

ByTony Gomez March 2January 17
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How to Start Milkweed Seeds indoors to Increase your Milkweed Supply for Monarch Butterflies and get a Huge Head Start on Spring…

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8 Tips to (Successfully) Transplant Milkweed…with Taproots!

8 Tips to (Successfully) Transplant Milkweed…with Taproots!

ByTony Gomez October 20September 19
65 Comments

Transplanting Milkweed with Taproots is Not an Impossible Dream. Here are 8 Tips to help your milkweed transplants not only survive…but thrive!

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How To Control Aphids On Milkweed Plants

How To Control Aphids On Milkweed Plants

ByTony Gomez July 9June 18
230 Comments

Of all the questions I get about butterfly gardening, “How can I control aphids on my milkweed?” is probably the most frequent. Here are 10 ways to stop annoying aphids from taking over the monarchs’ milkweed supply.

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5 Big Zinnia Flowers for a Busy Butterfly Garden + Growing Tips

5 Big Zinnia Flowers for a Busy Butterfly Garden + Growing Tips

ByTony Gomez May 7September 1
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Try These 5 Zinnia Flowers to Bring Home More Butterflies + One Dwarf Variety. Zinnia Care Tips to Prevent Powdery Mildew

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Winter Sowing Milkweed Seeds Part 3: Spring Your Seedlings

Winter Sowing Milkweed Seeds Part 3: Spring Your Seedlings

ByTony Gomez April 28April 5
60 Comments

Sow Now What? What to do with spring milkweed seedlings after they awaken from a winter sown sleep…

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Tropical Milkweed Blooms in Frigid January?!

Tropical Milkweed Blooms in Frigid January?!

ByTony Gomez January 10
9 Comments

Many North American gardeners buy tropical milkweed seeds or plants each spring. I was one of those butterfly gardeners until I found a way to make my current plants multiply like rabbits!

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Western Monarch Butterfly Resources

Western Monarch Butterfly Resources

ByTony Gomez December 29February 27
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Helpful Resources for learning more about Western Monarch Butterflies and Milkweed

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Adventures in Raising the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

Adventures in Raising the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

ByTony Gomez September 28November 5
64 Comments

Our first experience raising giant swallowtail butterflies with lots of colorful photos + helpful raising tips

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Where Have All The Monarch Butterflies Gone? I’m Here to Tell You…

Where Have All The Monarch Butterflies Gone? I’m Here to Tell You…

ByTony Gomez July 22February 15
222 Comments

Where Art Thou O Majestic Monarch Butterflies? Are any of these 8 factors preventing you from seeing more monarchs in your garden?

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Adventures in Raising the Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly

Adventures in Raising the Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly

ByTony Gomez July 2October 5
61 Comments

Raising eastern black swallowtails from tiny egg to beautiful butterfly with lots of colorful photos + helpful raising tips

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