Date: 04/06/2009

Number: 1

Sorry, I forgot to mention this earlier. Milkweed leaves began to show above ground on Monday, April 6th. We've been getting eggs on these milkweeds since Tuesday, the 14th. These are milkweeds growing in the ground, not milkweeds we have raised over the winter in a greenhouse.
Annually, almost without fail, we have female monarchs showing up BEFORE the native milkweeds begin to show leaves. This is why we raise milkweeds from seeds and in trays over the winter. We re-pot them in March and set them outside the greenhouse, thus having 10-12 inch milkweeds available for early arriving monarchs.
Richard G. RuBino

Tallahassee, FL

Latitude: 30.4 Longitude: -84.3

Observed by: Richard
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