I live in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and I have hummers around from May until October. This video I think was taken in August of last year. I caught it again a couple times this past year.
@michelleguadian504125 күн бұрын
I have an order of 400 daffodil bulbs coming my way. My ground was frozen solid in the last two days, softened it up, but we’re getting back into the teens soon. I’m in zone 5b /6a. I have a couple very large pots. I’m hoping that if I put my daffodils in, they survive. Loved the video. Excited to see spring updates ❤
@dksgardenoasis24 күн бұрын
I had the same issue, so I put them in the small raised beds from Meijer. You can always try to cover the pots with a blanket and keep them from freezing too much if they're in a spot that's not too exposed. And make sure they get snow cover or water occasionally. If we don't get rain or snow I water very lightly once a week.
@1hinitaАй бұрын
What variety of zinnia are these? Iv only ever seen bigger ones😅
@dksgardenoasisАй бұрын
Actually I'm not sure. The woman that i work for bought them. I think they were from Eden brothers mixed variety. I actually like the giant ones better for cut flowers. It's pretty for a wildflower patch though.
@AliciaBlazeАй бұрын
So nice to see the farm garden! Zinnias are my go to cut flower! Thank you for sharing!
@dksgardenoasisАй бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@AuriaHarvey2 ай бұрын
🩷
@EricM-gm5wz2 ай бұрын
When you have Mexican sunflowers and my tio Jesus is your neighbor 😂 🎶 🎼
@dksgardenoasis23 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@bluepumpkinseedco.90512 ай бұрын
Thank you for your support, all your pumpkins turned out beautiful! 😊
@dksgardenoasis2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I love your pumpkins! 🎃
@LyndaEckes2 ай бұрын
I followed your method of using toliet paper roll for the chrysalis to attach. 2 did 2 didn't. They look perfect but are not attached. Any help you can offer?? Thanks
@dksgardenoasis2 ай бұрын
When you say 2 didn't attach, what do you mean? Did you make sure they wercoe ready? I still give food until they purge, coming up questions about black v vs then they go into the toilet roll and their make a sling and stay like me that until they go into a chrysalis, usually within 24 hours.
@LyndaEckes2 ай бұрын
@dksgardenoasis They looked like they were ready. They formed what looked like perfect chrysalis. But did not generate a sling or attach to the paper roll. So, 2 perfect looking chrysalis but laying under the roll on the bottom of the enclosure.
@dksgardenoasis2 ай бұрын
Did you have the roll vertical? If they formed a chrysalis they still might be okay. Btw i think I'm going to do a Q & A video soon about the black swallowtails.
@LyndaEckes3 ай бұрын
How do i remove if they attach tomy enclosure
@dksgardenoasis3 ай бұрын
Unfortunately i don't have any to demonstrate currently. But i gently pull from the silk pad and then slip into a "pillow" or safety pin the silk to the enclosure. I have left them on the bottom as well if i had no silk to secure and they've emerged great. I put it close to where they can crawl up the side of the enclosure. Good luck!
@readingcopter56853 ай бұрын
Look!
@dksgardenoasis3 ай бұрын
Are you wanting me to see something or just commenting on the caterpillar going i to its chrysalis?
@moderncoloring-jenniferzim61223 ай бұрын
Hi! Thank you for this video! First time caterpillar host. Can you please tell me how long in takes for the caterpillar to make its chrysalis from the time it "hangs itself up" in the toilet paper roll? He's 20+ days old and I placed it 48 hours ago and he is still just in the stiffened, hanging form (silk pad) without a chrysalis. I am checking twice a day. Also, if I overwinter in cold garage, Zone 6A Michigan, do I need to mist them, and how often?
@dksgardenoasis3 ай бұрын
Depending on temperature it usually is 2 days. I'll bet it will be in a chrysalis tomorrow. Let it harden a day before putting in its pillow. I do not mist at all until spring when i bring indoors to wake them up. Make sure they're hanging in the garage to make sure mice don't get to them. Good luck!
@moderncoloring-jenniferzim61223 ай бұрын
@@dksgardenoasis Thank you!!! You are such a gem. I hope this works. Fingers crossed! :)
@dksgardenoasis3 ай бұрын
You're most welcome!
@moderncoloring-jenniferzim61223 ай бұрын
@@dksgardenoasis I made a little sleeping bag for the one that has now created a chrysalis :) Just waiting on one more to finish feasting!
@dksgardenoasis3 ай бұрын
@@moderncoloring-jenniferzim6122 fantastic! They will wake up next spring !
@b3tomm123 ай бұрын
How do you handle the ones you put in the pillow in spring since they're not attached?
@dksgardenoasis3 ай бұрын
In the spring i have them in my vege pod . The female lays eggs and when the hatch they eat the dill/fennel I have planted in the vege pod. They make their chrysalis on the cover of the vege pod or stalks of the dill/fennel. Then they emerge i release them. If i bring one inside to record the life cycle i put dill in tubes of water. They make a chrysalis in the enclosure and I release when they emerge. I only put them in the "pillow" in late August for the caterpillars I think will overwinter.
@scarlettHischild3 ай бұрын
Yayyy! So exciting 😃
@dksgardenoasis3 ай бұрын
Next up going in a chrysalis!
@kotorihime33443 ай бұрын
❤
@dksgardenoasis3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@ryanzanimations92983 ай бұрын
You're a lifesaver this is my first time raising this species thanks for helping me <3 (Do u know at what tempreture they will go into a overwinter state? im not sure if these pupa will emerge now or next spring as its still pretty warm here)
@dksgardenoasis3 ай бұрын
What zone are you? I'm 6 A and all caterpillars that went in pupas from August on overwintered. It's not temps it's how much daylight is what determines whether they emerge or not. I wait until til October 1st then hang in my garage until til May.
@ryanzanimations92983 ай бұрын
@@dksgardenoasis Im in zone 7 Pennsylvania would that mean that my caterpillars might still emerge?
@dksgardenoasis3 ай бұрын
@ryanzanimations9298 I'm not positive but you should be experiencing shorter days so i would assume these will overwinter. Because if they did emerge they wouldn't have time to lay more eggs that would emerge before your 1st frost.
@dksgardenoasis3 ай бұрын
By the way we're still in the high 80s here and they will still overwinter at this point.
@ryanzanimations92983 ай бұрын
@@dksgardenoasis ahh ok Thank you so much tho <3
@Trongchimsaulongthanh4 ай бұрын
Great share ❤️ thanks
@dksgardenoasis4 ай бұрын
Thank you and thanks for watching!
@traceysumner47814 ай бұрын
I did black swallowtails this year 2024, for the first time.
@dksgardenoasis4 ай бұрын
That's fantastic! How did everything go for you?
@ErnieHatmaker4 ай бұрын
That's neat to have a garden set aside for soup vegetables! I think I might try doing that this next season!
@dksgardenoasis4 ай бұрын
You should! It was so fun and yummy!!!
@suzanneartz85604 ай бұрын
I have about 25 caterpillars on a parsley plant near a hand rail. How can I encourage them to make their chrysalis on the rail?
@dksgardenoasis4 ай бұрын
Hello! You really can't force them to make a chrysalis in a certain place. They definitely do their own thing finding a place to make a chrysalis.
@robincarberry92384 ай бұрын
Sun conure, domestic depending on where you live ❤
@dksgardenoasis4 ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment. I'm in Illinois and they definitely are not wild here. So either someone let it go or it escaped.
@robincarberry92384 ай бұрын
@@dksgardenoasis Google parrots in Chicago. I'm in Illinois also
@dksgardenoasis4 ай бұрын
@@robincarberry9238 I've heard of monk parakeets in Chicago but these were larger and looks slightly different. The person who posted above seems like that is what it is. Definitely out of place.
@robincarberry92384 ай бұрын
@@dksgardenoasis agree, most likely escaped his home...
@dksgardenoasis4 ай бұрын
I just realized you posted both comments . But I'm thinking your 1st comment was right on.
@mlwsmp4 ай бұрын
I had never seen these before. Didnt know they existed. I threw a butterfly and hummingbird seed mix into a few beds and I got 2 of these. Hands down my new favorite flower for the season.
@dksgardenoasis4 ай бұрын
Oh I love this plant. It is a must have to attract all kinds of pollinators.
@rscalise20114 ай бұрын
I love spring the beginning of new year !!!!❤
@dksgardenoasis4 ай бұрын
Absolutely! New beginnings! Thanks for watching!☺️
@rscalise20114 ай бұрын
@@dksgardenoasis thank you, hoping you are having great harvest…. Do you ever exchange seeds.? I had the luck to have precious metals, and they are doing great, but I have an American finch killing my petals☹️.. anyway would love to have the unicorn variety.. please let me know if you do. Thank you for replying…located in northern VA
@dksgardenoasis4 ай бұрын
@rscalise2011 I'm going to try and collect seeds this year, but like you other birds are going to town on them. I'm going to put a mesh bag over them and I'll let you know. And i believe floret is having an online class to learn how to collect them🙂
@vickyharris60005 ай бұрын
I have cosmos first time this year. I love them!
@dksgardenoasis5 ай бұрын
I love the wispiness of them.
@vickyharris60005 ай бұрын
Great video! Oh Sadie is beautiful!
@dksgardenoasis5 ай бұрын
Thanks Vicky!
@vickyharris60005 ай бұрын
Beautiful!
@dksgardenoasis5 ай бұрын
Thanks! I've tried growing them for 3 years! I guess 3rd times a charm.
@amyintorcia46865 ай бұрын
I was surprised and happy to find lots of swallowtail caterpillars all over my big old overgrown parsley plant this year. I live in north Florida. One of the chrysalis fell off its branch and onto the ground during a rainstorm. I picked it up and put it in a Tupperware (no lid) but now what should I do? I have raised monarchs and I know they have to hang. I want to make sure this butterfly emerges ok.
@dksgardenoasis5 ай бұрын
Check out my overwintering KZbin videos. Even though they might not overwinter, this is what i do when they fall off as well. Good luck!
@lauradaniel75965 ай бұрын
Love your garden!
@dksgardenoasis5 ай бұрын
Thank you ! Wish i had more land like you to play with. I'm kinda limited in my yard. It was great seeing you and keep sending pics of your gardens! Hope you get that pond! I'll come and visit!!!
@Cathy_MidwestHome_Hens5 ай бұрын
welcome back. Yes!!! Earwigs are insane. I have dozens and dozens of swamp milkweed and earwigs are all over them. We didn’t have many cicadas this year.
@dksgardenoasis5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the welcome back. Cicadas were awful, but I was glad to get away from them for 3 weeks until they were gone. Then I come back and the earwigs are all over my milkweed. I've never had them on there. The poor monarchs never catch a break. No wonder they have to lay so many. So many predators!
@Cathy_MidwestHome_Hens5 ай бұрын
@@dksgardenoasis That’s so true! I managed to find and save one monarch caterpillar only to have it go into chrysalis stage and turn black by day 5 😢😭
@dksgardenoasis5 ай бұрын
😫😥
@aa_aa_16 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing, beautiful
@dksgardenoasis6 ай бұрын
You're welcome! New Zealand snd Australia are beautiful countries.
@traceyhall10976 ай бұрын
My black swallowtail have not emerged and it’s been 19 to 21 days so far they’ve been in their cocoon. They’re turning a yellow in spots when they were brown. Is that normal or should I be concerned? Stressing out.
@dksgardenoasis6 ай бұрын
I had one of mine take almost 2 years, but those are the late chrysalis. Did u raise it indoors as an egg or caterpillar? It could have been parasitized by a wasp. You may see something emerge from the chrysalis . In this case i would separate if possible in a separate enclosure for a few more days. Either the butterfly will emerge or unfortunately if it was parasitized the caterpillar is dead and is being fed by the wasp or other insect that invaded the chrysalis or caterpillar. It happens unfortunately when they're not brought in as eggs. Hope this helps. Good luck!
@traceyhall10976 ай бұрын
@@dksgardenoasis they were raised indoors from a caterpillar that I found on my dill and parsley. Thanks for replying.
@dksgardenoasis6 ай бұрын
@@traceyhall1097 sometimes wasps do lay eggs on the caterpillar. They grow normally , go into a chrysalis and they unfortunately they die. Don't give up hope yet. Just separate if you can.
@janelottie84926 ай бұрын
Very helpful 😊
@dksgardenoasis6 ай бұрын
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!
@Ghilas-dr5dq6 ай бұрын
Dolphine try protecte you from something
@dksgardenoasis6 ай бұрын
No they like swimming in the wake of the at. It's like a massage. 🐬
@ClaudiaWhite-j3s6 ай бұрын
Hi Debbie, I have question about Black swallowtail butterflies. I have a large tent where I am hosting 30 caterpillars, most of them have gone into Chrysalis. 3 of them went into chrysalis on top of another chrysalis. Basically, they attached themselves onto another chrysalis. Will this be a problem when the first swallowtail emerges? I am afraid it may be constricted by the weight of the other ones and it won't hatch. Also, if it does emerge will this put the other ones in danger since their support will be gone if the butterflies emerges. I hope you can shine some light on this issue. Thank you! Claudia
@dksgardenoasis6 ай бұрын
Those darn swallowtails have a tendency to do that. Generally, I try to move them when it looks like they are going to do that. But since they're already in their chrysalis, hopefully one will emerge first and you can gently remove the emerged chrysalis off the other one. If it looks like they both can emerge from the top just leave them alone. Good luck!
@ClaudiaWhite-j3s6 ай бұрын
@@dksgardenoasis Thank you. I tried moving one of them but I was afraid to squeeze it to hard. I guess I will learn what to do and what happens once they hatch. Thanks again!!!
@TimOsborn-he7ce6 ай бұрын
In New Zealand?
@dksgardenoasis6 ай бұрын
Actually this was in Australia. I've been traveling to both countries.
@dksgardenoasis6 ай бұрын
This was actually near Melbourne, Australia.
@nimuek31076 ай бұрын
This is awesome! My daughter and i found one today, and had been gifted a butterfly habitat- we've been looking up everything we can and your video has been the most accurate, helpful and informative. Thank you!
@dksgardenoasis6 ай бұрын
You are most welcome! Glad it helped. They are awesome to watch grow. Have fun!!! 🦋
@cutflower366 ай бұрын
Lucky you! What kinda plugs are you using for the cuttings?
@dksgardenoasis6 ай бұрын
Thank you. The plugs are called "Root "Riots".and a propagation cube . See attached. www.google.com/search?q=root+riots&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
@BrightMane_6 ай бұрын
Why do you need to protect the caterpillar
@sherylw.51056 ай бұрын
Monarchs are incredibly endangered
@Westbound1006 ай бұрын
Wasps and birds will eat them. Only about 5% of monarchs reach the last larval instar due to predation.
@BrightMane_6 ай бұрын
@@sherylw.5105 I honestly didn’t know this I remember reading about them when I was younger dude thank you for letting me know
@BrightMane_6 ай бұрын
@@Westbound100 thank you for explaining too
@BrightMane_6 ай бұрын
@@Westbound100thank you for letting me know about this issue
@September09306 ай бұрын
Very interesting video
@dksgardenoasis6 ай бұрын
Glad you think so! It's my way of protecting them while keeping them outside.
@traceyhall10976 ай бұрын
I brought mine in and he fell while he was in the J position before he managed to do a chrysalis and I’m wondering if he will survive or not? he’s safe from predators because he’s in my house.
@dksgardenoasis6 ай бұрын
Thank you for your question. It does happen and they are quite adaptable. You can either place near the edge of your enclosure so it can crawl up to dry or place in what a call a butterfly pillow. See my videos for how to make one. But basically all you need is a paper toilet roll and a paper towel. Cut a piece of toilet roll and staple a folded paper towel onto the piece of cardboard. Place chrsalis in the pillow, attach to an enclosure and the chrysalis will emerge with no problem! Good luck!
@traceyhall10976 ай бұрын
@@dksgardenoasis thank you for you help.
@AliciaBlaze7 ай бұрын
Your garden looks beautiful! Sorry to hear your neighbor spays. Happy Gardening!
@dksgardenoasis7 ай бұрын
Thank you Alicia. It's a work in progress. And yes, sad because he thinks because the spray is organic it's okay and it's not. I don't think it's okay period...for creatures and humans.😔
@CynthiaLamb-jf2md7 ай бұрын
I plant them every spring. Beautiful !
@monicamacauley37507 ай бұрын
I’ve planted 21 varieties this year. Arabian Night has taken off. Ivanetti and Thomas Edison are late for the party.
@dksgardenoasis7 ай бұрын
Nice! I can't wait to see all of mine. Arabian nights is a beauty!😊
@ukaman227 ай бұрын
Oh no nature. Build some more roads and destroy nature. Tell me you are american without tell me
@dksgardenoasis7 ай бұрын
I don't destroy anything including cicadas. I leave them be but they are extremely loud and don't respect your personal space and fly right into your face lol. If you knew me, you know I love nature and don't do anything to harm them. In fact, I'm known in the neighborhood as "Snow White" where I welcome any creature large or small.
@drsdiva7 ай бұрын
Beautiful!!!! I can't wait! This is my first year planting them, they haven't bloomed yet but I'm SO excited for them to. Thanks for sharing. ❤
@dksgardenoasis7 ай бұрын
They are a pollinator magnet! What until you see what they bring to your garden! Keep me posted!
@AliciaBlaze7 ай бұрын
I have not tried this yet but really enjoyed seeing your process! Hope you have a wonderful trip. Happy Gardening to you! xoxo
@dksgardenoasis7 ай бұрын
Thanks Alicia.. i thought I'd give it a try. 🤞 it works!
@stevenhampton23088 ай бұрын
Promo-SM
@dksgardenoasis8 ай бұрын
What are u saying here?
@ronaldcumpsty56058 ай бұрын
I am going to give your advice on plants a try for the first time. Thanks