Date: 03/28/2013

Number: 1

Here in Dallas, TX, I have not yet seen a Monarch, but know that I'm in the city and am not near big fields or pastures where our local milkweed (antelope horns and green milkweed) would be growing.

My garden is just emerging and there are no flowers yet. I have some tropical milkweed in the garden emerging from last year's plants, but it's only about 1 inch tall it's very tiny. We had right at freezing temps this past Monday night so it's a good thing the plants aren't bigger right now or they would have died back.

I tried out something new this past year - I dug up the milkweed plants I had and over wintered them in the garage. Those plants did much better than the ones outside still in the ground and they have many more leaves on them. When a Monarch arrives, that'll be the plants they use. The plants are outside in the garden area waiting for their first visitor!

Dallas, TX

Latitude: 32.8 Longitude: -96.8

Observed by: Matt
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