How to Raise Butterflies 🦋 || A girl with a garden

[@monkey93xf]

The monarch path goes right up my hill every year. It's magical

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

monkey93xf that would be an amazing sight to see 😍🦋!!

[@PhenomenonAnimates]

To you live in central Mexico?

[@PackingPeanut_87]

That’s awesome

[@butterflygirl9328]

THAT IS SO AWESOME

[@haley2484]

Got milkweed had one survive and turn into a butterfly came back and laid eggs and now I have 22 in my home and 4 outside, watching videos the past few days so I can continue to do this because it’s my passion, im so excited for them to come out!!!!

[@SimplyLena123]

Same but I had painted ladys and now I'm scared I need to go out and scavenge the poky thistle they eat :( what did you feed the caterpillars most?

[@liberosis2803]

This is GREAT! Im 16 and i see a few monarchs around my yards and am actually starting a butterfly garden in hopes of raising some! Definately saving this video!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Hello there 🦋!! So glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful! Seeing butterflies around your yard is a good sign! Hope you do end up trying it out and help to raise butterflies. If you have any questions let me know I’d be glad to help🦋!

[@liberosis2803]

@@aGirlwithaGarden Thank you! I'm already getting Monarchs and have collected SEVEN eggs on my first day. They should be hatching in a few days!

[@LouSwan]

@@liberosis2803 Hey there ! :) Any update of what happened ? :D

[@skipperbee]

Words can not describe how grateful I am for this video and videos alike to this that educate people and encpurage preserving butterfly populations

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Thank you so much for your comment 🥰🦋! It really is something anyone can get into and my hopes was to encourage and inspire people to take an interest in helping to raise butterflies 🦋

[@queenv22]

last time i raised monarchs, i was six. i rediscovered my love for them, and i can't wait to start raising them again come springtime

[@Shreebriddhi-p21]

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[@TheAnimalHouse]

Absolutely beautiful! This past summer I was truly blessed to be able to experience raising Monarch Butterflies for the first time. My grandma passed away in February and she really loved Butterflies so it made the experience truely special. We successfully raised 81 Monarch Butterflies and 36 black Eastern swallowtails. Thank you for sharing your experience 😊

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

So sorry to hear of your grandmother passing. It is nice to hear that she too loved butterflies 🦋. Raising and getting a chance to hold one before you release it is quite beautiful! Seeing them fly away brings so much joy and it really doesn’t get old even after hundreds of butterflies later 😉. Thank you so much for your comment and I’m so glad that you enjoyed the video 🦋

[@Tash-001]

how much space did u need for that amount?

[@thebeesplace]

Very inspiring. I just got a milk weed plant with flowers and shall start raising monarch butterflies. Found 6 eggs already ! How exciting!!! Thanks for sharing your gift of love for monarch butterflies 🦋 . God bless !

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

That’s so awesome to hear🦋! I’m so glad you found this video helpful 😁

[@kinglyzard]

I've been raising butterflies and butterfly gardening since the mid 1980's. That is when I discovered 4 fat Monarchs chomping on my tropical Milkweed. Loved the video, especially the Giant Milkweed and Jatropha. You must be in the South. Florida? Homesick....

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Thats awesome that you've been raising them for that long!! Wish more people would also get into raising butterflies🦋 and yes I am in Florida closer to Tampa though😉🌿.

[@APotToPlantIn]

I’m literally taking notes! I luv butterflies! 🦋

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

A Pot to Plant In awesome... so glad to hear that maybe you too will try to raise butterflies 🦋! Hope you do 😉💚

[@dangelorobinson7867]

Same

[@slumberpartybard6355]

thanks so much! i’m starting a butterfly garden for my mom for mother’s day she absolutely loves them!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

That’s so awesome to hear🦋!! Mother’s Day is just a couple days away and that’s a great idea!!! As a mom I would luv it 😉🦋

[@melindapearson295]

♥ Thanks!! 72yr old and thinking about this for me and the children in my neighborhood as an educational lesson.

[@simplyxhander7965]

This video really inspired me

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

simplyxhander that’s so awesome to hear 💚!!

[@ashleyreardon9356]

Today I found a black swallow tail caterpillar in my garden. Thank you for this video, I bought the habitat and it will be delivered tomorrow! None of my milkweed seeds germinated this year.. hopefully next year I will be raising monarchs as well!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

So glad you found this video helpful!

[@kbl437]

My five year old got a butterfly garden kit and I think I’m the one enthusiastically taking care and watching the butterflies grow more than my son. Thanks for the inspiration. I live in colder climate but your video has my gears grinding on more butterfly gardens.

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Awe so great to hear 🦋! I started raising butterflies with my daughter when she was in 2nd grade. Now she’s in 8th grade and I’m still raising butterflies 😁😉!

[@iainmackenzieUK]

inspiring and great fun - thank you

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@iainmackenzieUK]

I got new butterflies on my banana in front garden - very cool :)

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

@@iainmackenzieUK oh that’s great 🦋!

[@KOT-Grizzly89]

Much respect to you for what you do. Butterflies are very beautiful little creatures. My girlfriend purchased a butterfly for her son from the butterfly farm in South Florida. I begin to have an infatuation with it and I asked her to bring the butterfly Chrysalis with her when she came to ride with me on my semi truck. The butterfly was with us for almost 4 days or so and did not hatch. We were not sure if she was dead we tried to Mist spray water on her, But we believe that she may have died when her son dropped her on the ground in the car. I still think till this day that when I slammed on the brakes I was the one who killed her because she fell from the bunk to the ground which isn’t but a couple feet, but she fell hard enough to detach from the top of the cup lid which she was hanging from and that resulted in the bottom part of her cocoon breaking and exposing the inner side which was black and white. Did not look good I miss her till this day.

[@hannahodom284]

I had a similar tragedy, when I was about 6 or 7 I found a butterfly cocoon and picked it from a tree so that I could take it home and raise it. Realistically, I probably killed it in while doing so but I remember taking it to Pizza Hut before we went home and I forgot it in the restaurant and I imagined the waitress sweeping it into the trash and it haunts me to this day.

[@pipfox7834]

Robert you are a pearl among men. Thankyou for telling us your butterfly cocoon story, even though it was bittersweet

[@LIZ11091]

Thank You so much for this beautiful video! I purchased caterpillars for my teenage daughter and she’s enjoying it!! We can’t wait to see them become butterflies 🦋

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

That is awesome and you are very welcome!! So glad to hear that you and your daughter are helping to raise your owe butterflies 😁 🦋

[@jab4634]

That was very interesting and my first time seeing this video. I thought this sort of thing was done at Syon Park or Kew gardens London I have seen a monarch and a red admiral in my garden but nothing to do with me at the time. But this year I am doing a bit of seed bombing for a meadow for bees and butterflies, this is all first time stuff using the garden and balcony ☺️👍🏿

[@rogercollins8421]

When you collect caterpillars put 3 or 4 in smaller containers. If you put them all in one large container if one caterpillar has a disease or virus you will lose all of them. I use small ex food containers, making sure I clean them out everyday when I put new leaves in. I collect the eggs because of the predators, and put them in containers on a small part of the leaf I find them on. As soon as I see the black dot of the head emerge from the eggs I then place them on fresh new leaves.

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Thank you for the tips😉🦋 however there are way to many caterpillars that I care for at a given time to place 3-4 in a small container. I have experienced a few caterpillars not making it but they didn’t kill off the entire group like you mentioned. I used to collect at the egg stage but I don’t anymore but that’s awesome that you do that🦋!!

[@laverderslemonade]

I love this thank you for sharing. I’m gonna get some caterpillars of amazon until I am able to plant a garden.

[@StephenJohnson-jb7xe]

I am a novice butterfly keeper and have struggled with a few issues. Although I didn't find answer to my specific problems I found some really great tips that should help a lot.

[@2Mushy]

Thank you! I just found sevral black swallow tail caterpillers on my parsley and we have a booming wasp population so I want to protect them. This information is invaluable!

[@sergiootoya9785]

This was a great video. My students loved it!

[@DeborahCovarrubias]

I was able to get a butterfly house, in time for one catapiller to make its cacoon. A butterfly emerged, I was able to release to my flower vine outside your , now there are 4 cacoons waiting now thanks for your video ❤

[@dshe8637]

I used to raise tortoiseshell butterflies as a kid in the UK in the 1970s. I kept them in cardboard shirt boxes that had clear plastic panels in. Releasing them made me sad but proud. Such a shame that there are far fewer butterflies nowadays

[@josephc2365]

This helped a lot I recently ordered some monarch butterflies caterpillars and will be receiving them 5 soon so I really liked this.

[@nearlypeaceful5805]

We started raising Monarch last year. Got a bad milkweed plant, probably with tons pesticides, and all 20+ caterpillars died last week. But at least we've got 8 healthy ones released this week!! So happy@

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

That’s awesome you were able to at least release some healthy butterflies 🦋. It is always disappointing when some don’t make it especially when they feed on some bad milkweed. Wish growers wouldn’t spray their milkweed but I understand some view them as pests 😕

[@nearlypeaceful5805]

@@aGirlwithaGarden Yea, I know. We'll find a better nursery next time. We've just got 2 more Monarchs just now! Yea!! :)

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

@@nearlypeaceful5805 are you feeding tropical milkweed to the caterpillars? Or are you able to get Giant milkweed in your area ?

[@nearlypeaceful5805]

@@aGirlwithaGarden I didn't even look at the names or types of the plants. There're only two types of milkweeds here, Southern California. We bought both. :)

[@shannonperkins6535]

Thank you!! Found very small caterpillars some on dill outside. Just ordered an enclosure. Your video was very helpful!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

That’s so awesome to hear🦋!

[@nicks2824]

Truly enjoyed your video, have several lantanas and Rue plants along with Butterfly bush growing, have seen many butterflies but no humming birds as of yet this year. I’m excited to raise butterflies with my kids, Wow! Will truly enjoy doing this as I love being in the garden 🪴

[@kitteylovesu]

I came here to learn because i really want a butterfly farm and raise them! Thank you 😊💕

[@Live_Ammo]

You've just confirmed, I did good to my butterfly, it was windy today, I'll release him tomorrow 😊

[@carlacolombon2641]

So cool!!! I’m a Beekeeper and started wondering about other pollinators and ways to help them thrive. This is fascinating!!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Hello there 💚! So glad you enjoyed the video. That’s so awesome you are a beekeeper 🐝!! I wish I didn’t live in an HOA and could raise bees.

[@kimberlypesotski47]

Beautifully done. God bless you and thank you 🦋

[@lolaa4753]

I luvvvvvv butterfly’s let me get my notepad omgg

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Thats so great!! Glad you enjoyed the video 🌿 !!

[@lolaa4753]

A girl with a garden

[@nikkichevere]

my butterflies and hummingbirds love the lantana and echinacea (coneflowers). I understand why u like collecting at the last instar phase ot makes the process go alot faster from cat,chrys,to butterfly 😍😍

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Yes 😉, it is a lot of work raising them all the way from the egg stage.

[@MsMindyLuv]

So informative! I just purchased a painted lady kit for my daycare center. And then purchased 2 more for home. Thank you so much for this video

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

So glad you found this video helpful 🦋!!

[@siobhanm5764]

You are adorable, and thank you for trying to save our disappearing butterflies!

[@dianaalmeida6790]

wonderful video, very detailed explanations.

[@pemalhamuart5741]

Such a beautiful and inspiring process of breeding butterfly ❤

[@രജനി-ല2ങ]

Amaizing video beutifull butterfly

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Thank you very much!

[@arainadeweese9586]

This video wad exactly what I was looking for!! Thank you!!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

You’re welcome glad you found it helpful 💚🌿

[@misterjonathan5643]

Loved the video! Kudos for encouraging this beautiful way of appreciating butterflies! And your plants! Perfection! You are seriously awesome girl!

[@MrDJsArcade]

Great video! Well done and good information. Thanks!

[@Ryncho_QQ]

Thank you so much for sharing how to raise butterfly i will try this idea because i love butterflies.

[@anabellezingone1261]

I have learned so much of butterflies 🦋

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Ana_ Zin that’s so great!!! Happy that this videos was informative for you😃. Hope maybe one day you give raising butterflies a try🦋💚.

[@MJRamirezVideo]

Really cool video, great info.

[@vycma9941]

Thank you for making this video!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

So glad you found this video helpful

[@NadyaPena-01]

someone offered me some butterfly cocoons (swallowtails). I want them! I'm doing research now on how to raise them.

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Nadya Pena luv Swallowtail butterflies 😍!!

[@angelsmith5361]

I’m growing parsley to attract swallowtails. How big does the plant have to be in order to attract a butterfly? Thanks!!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Parley plants can actually get really large. It doesn't need to grow to the size of a small little bush for Swallowtails to be attracted to it. However it would be helpful if it wasn't a starter size plant. Anything larger than a 4inch pot size plant will do better.

[@kshamasathe3500]

Thanks for this video! Was plucking some weed in my garden and found butterfly eggs on a grass blade. Don’t know what butterfly eggs they are. Tried using google lens but didn’t get a result. All of the eggs look the same hahah. Will try raising them and hopefully I’ll succeed!♥️🤞🏻

[@rivka21]

i loved this video so much- it was so helpful thank you! i currently have my first black swallowtail caterpillar who just molted and is getting so big and fat lol he makes me so happy and i’m so excited to continue to see his changes. (he loves parsley!) xo

[@rozinha3377]

Such a beautiful inspiration...

[@MMW-ij9eb]

Thank You so much! Just today I released my butterfly ❤ it is a tiny yellow one🦋💛 All thanks to you !

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

That’s so awesome! I’m so glad you got the experience that with the help of my video ❤️

[@kinglyzard]

Have you ever wondered about that gold ring around the Danaiid chrysalis? It is a foothold for the newly emerging butterfly. An hour or so before eclosure, the pupa shifts a bit, and the band pops out and becomes a groove 8:15 This provides a foothold on an otherwise celiphane smooth chrysalis. If you notice, each caterpillar will attach to its silk pad with its back to the light source. That way, as the newly emerging adult pivots to grasp this foothold, it now faces the Sun. I have watched countless times, and even butterflies that catch hold of the chrysalis at another point will still eventually pivot until its feet are securely within this groove.

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Yes you are absolutely right 🦋. Thank you for sharing your comment. It'll be helpful to other viewers 💚!!

[@chrisparsons4]

Im a single dad with 2 beautiful young daughters.... About to move to my childhood farm that my grandparents had......... I believe I am more excited for this butterfly farm than my little girls haha

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Thats so great to hear that you'll be raising butterflies on your farm!!! I wish I had that kind of land. Living in a HOA has its limitations 🙁

[@chrisparsons4]

@@aGirlwithaGarden True, but you seem to make the best of everything! God bless and hope you have a great Thanksgiving!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

@@chrisparsons4 thank you and I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well 💚🌿

[@emmafuentes23]

This is incredible!!! Thank you!! Please post more!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

So glad you found this video helpful🦋

[@tammyoneill6128]

That was a cool and very informative video. Thanks for taking the time to explain. Much appreciated 🦋😊

[@megp9253]

Super informative, thank you. No questions to be asked!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

You are very welcome 🦋

[@MTA3]

we normally leave our wasp nests alone since they don't get too big but this year they really did a number on our caterpillars so they're gonna have to go :( that being said, I'm excited to be able to bring the caterpillars in and to be able to raise them!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Hello there... Yeah I hate having to kill or remove wasp nests. I only remove them if they take home by the mail box or front door. I realize wasps are a part of the natural life cycle but it is never a good feeling seeing them eat a caterpillar that you've helped rase :(

[@DiamondSu48]

Super instruction video. Looking forward to hopefully, raising butterflies, with my grandchildren soonest. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

DiamondSu48 that’s great to hear💚. My kids love the butterflies too. It’s a great way to show them how to care for nature. Really hope your grandchildren will enjoy raising butterflies with you 🦋

[@DiamondSu48]

aGirlwithaGarden 😍🐛🦋🌺

[@maralonent6257]

I live in southern BC and get lots of different butterflies in my garden, and have had painted lady and tiger swallowtail caterpillars we raised and released for fun. Monarchs can come this far, but they are rare to non-existent here. I’m adding a fair amount of milkweed to my garden this year, but since we’re on the extreme edge of their migration range I’m not expecting any to come.

[@rethablair6902]

New subscriber here🤓 In my 20's I raised many monarch butterflies🦋

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

That’s so great to hear! Welcome to the channel 🦋

[@rethablair6902]

@@aGirlwithaGarden Thank u🤗

[@valeriekillpack3575]

That's so cool. I might just try that to show my girls something amazing about nature.

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

This is a great way to teach kids about nature! All my kids enjoy raising butterflies even my youngest at age 2!

[@chrisparsons4]

Thank you for your videos! Very descriptive and well done! Very beautiful lady explaining a beautiful butterfly farm 😍❤

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Thank you very much!

[@beckynickle-hoyland251]

Your tutorial was just awesome. Thank you so much

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Thank you so much!! So glad you enjoyed the video

[@Yquiendijo]

What a beautiful process!!!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

YQuienDijo it really is🦋💚!!

[@VJShortnimation]

I released a butterfly yesterday.. And like 2 hours or 3 hours after i released it, it just started raining.. It's my 5th butterfly to emerge.. Ive been raising lime butterflies for a year now.. And also moths

[@debbeleigh1930]

I love watching your videos!

[@jamieking8011]

Your video was lovely. Thank you!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Thank you so much 💚! So glad you enjoyed the video 😁

[@siimplysapphire8128]

This is great! I’m rehabbing a butterfly and this was very helpful

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

So glad you found this video helpful🦋

[@davidrice7969]

Can you start with potted milkweed, leave them outside until they have eggs on them and then put those potted milkweeds into the enclosure? A lot of videos I am seeing involve collecting eggs and picking leaves each day from the outside for feeding.

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Yes you can absolutely do this

[@emmaseymour4125]

This is so cool! 😍

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Glad you enjoyed the video 😉🦋hope it inspires you to help raise butterflies 😁

[@michellejones2427]

This is amazing. I really enjoyed watching this! 🐛

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Michelle Jones happy you enjoyed it🦋 hope you try it out🐛💚too!!

[@falldog9]

Amazing video! Love your work.

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Thank you so much 🦋! So glad you enjoyed the video

[@meplayzrblx2503]

This is so good! Last year I raised anise swallowtails there really easy to raise it’s so fun!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Thank you so much🦋! So glad you enjoyed the video😁. Giant Swallowtail are so fun to raise too!!

[@midnitexstar]

I live in a hot climate so I have the AC on when I'm inside. Is there an optimal temperature and humidity level for (swallowtail) butterflies?

[@Punkimos]

Hey!! It’s better to use native milkweed for monarchs instead of tropical milkweeds!! These tropical milkweeds are native to Mexico, when they reach their destination in Mexico they know when to stop when they see these plants. This may stop them from migrating if you plant tropical milkweeds instead of native milkweeds.

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Yes planting milkweed native to your area is a good idea🦋.

[@PetuniaTheBlueSkunk]

This is just so great! I’m starting to Raise some of it, thanks! 😊

[@rogerthat8557]

I really wanted to have my own butterfly garden but I don’t have space, then I saw these containers and thought maybe this is enough? But I had doubts since butterflies are meant to roam around and not just stucked in a container. And yes… based on your video, I have to release them so if I do this now, I can only be with them through their early growing stage but bid farewell on their last stage😪 I really can’t bring myself to jail them for the rest of their lives, it’s just not my personality.

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

I always encourage releasing the butterflies. The beautiful thing is if you continue this practice and plant flowers to attract them as well as host plants you’ll get butterflies every season

[@rogerthat8557]

@@aGirlwithaGarden Oh yeah! Thank you so much for that new POV😍

[@vieira105]

❤how amazing to watch ❤ thank you

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@anthonykelley368]

I saw a butterfly exibit at the zoo once... It was a greenhouse sized structure with mesh screening all around it and there were thousands of them flying around inside it... Can a greenhouse be used to raise them in to protect them from the cold winters? We're clearing some land in South Carolina to build on and I was curious if they can be raised in a greenhouse out of the harms way of winter and predators like the wasps, lizards and frogs...

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Hello there that is a good question, I would imagine if you are able to keep the green house temps warm if could be possible 🤷🏽‍♀️.

[@girishnair7184]

Nice video.. Explained well and detailed. Thank you

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Thank you so much 🦋! So glad to hear that you found the video helpful 😁

[@shirleyprescott3481]

Love it... nice job

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Shirley Prescott thank you so much 🦋💚🌿!

[@kleinschmitterling]

I'm just a mom, learning along my kids. I had bever raised butterflies till now, that we got a kit. I lost the instructions and came across this video. I think ours is painted butterflies and they came out of their chrysalis about 2 days ago. Now, should you release them in a nice day knowing that the next 3-4 days will be colder and rainy?

[@butterflyd6481]

Thanks for this info Im gonna follow through I have a farm it will be a good area to raise butterflies

[@sourfeet4676]

Very organized video. Big like

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Sour Feet thank you so much 😁!

[@saltlifegull4091]

Wow, I'm hooked! I want to do this:) Question: You say you're raising them, but they raise on their own. If you're releasing them, why aren't you just letting them raise outdoors on the milkweed plants? Maybe I'm confused.

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Yes I am helping to raise them. I have let them stay on the milkweed plants outdoors on their own like in nature. However there are predators that actually stalk the milkweed and come and eat them before they even get a chance to turn into a butterfly. By bringing them in at their last instar this ensures that they will get a chance to actually become a butterfly. Then I relase them and the cycle continues all over again.

[@simplyxhander7965]

Caterpillars raise their own, she's just protecting them from predators.

[@SimplyLena123]

Hello, im currently waiting for my painted lady caterpillars to hatch but am a little lost on what to feed them once they do?? Should i continue to go out and scavenge thistle/milkweed for them or should i just buy some small mallow and milkweed plants ? Or what other leaves could i feed them? Thank you❤

[@felimekj]

Thank you for posting. I'm starting to raise Monarchs. Watching lots of vids on raising them, especially in South Florida where disease is and parasites are rampant due to it constantly being in a state of summer. My QUESTION is what are you feeding the butterfly from???I've seen another method but this seems much better. Also I don't know where where you live but tropical milkweed seems to be all we have. The leaves are so small that it is hard to have enough food for all the caterpillars. I'm sure I could order seeds from a dealer but worried about introducing a non-native plant to the area. QUESTION: any thoughts on that???

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Hello there 🌿.. I am in Florida also and yes tropical milkweed plants are the most common here in my area that is what I feed the monarch caterpillars along with Giant milkweeds. There are some plant nursery near me that sell Giant milkweed and those leaves are far larger than the tropical milkweed. So if you are able to find Giant milkweed I would recommend growing those for the monarchs.

[@jillchamberlin1913]

What is the little glass vile like thing that you are feeding the butterfly from in your hands in this video?

[@LeaGril-p8f]

what cind of buterfly is my caterpillar cus my caterpillar ha yelow stripes an black dots

[@linaeable]

This is AMAZING!!!❤️

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Альберталибиев]

how beautiful 😍❤️

[@alicekara6583]

Thank you for video, very informative and colorful. Here is a question: growing caterpillars inside and waiting for them turning from chrysalises to butterflies is it important to keep a certain temperature inside? Our house usually between 72 Fahrenheit and 69 Fahrenheit at night. Is it too cold?

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

You'll want to keep the temperature some what close to the same temps as outside or as close to it. Try placing the container by a window that gets good sunlight.

[@carmenlebron5777]

Thank you !! I’ve been pretty interested in purchasing a kit etc… but refuse to pay the shipping 😬😩 Hoping I can find some caterpillars on my own and raise them with my 4yr old.

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Awe I hope you can too! This is a great thing to do with the kiddos🦋

[@marydiscuillo142]

Do u need to put something in cage to help them hang or will they attach to netting? Thank you!

[@Team_Lingenfelter]

great information!! Question - I have the butterfly zip enclosure. I put three caterpillars in a container inside the zip enclosure. Should the container have a lid? One of the caterpillars keeps climbing out of the container and away from the milk weed leaves. I'm afraid it's not going to get back to the leaves!! Please advise.

[@MindfulyPorsha]

This is very informational thank you💖

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

So glad you enjoyed the video 🦋

[@whatwhodid7152]

Amazing

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@shreedevanya2937]

Wonderful ❤

[@jmseipp]

Hi... Great that you’re raising Butterflies! How do you get Milkweed to grow in a warm climate though? I haven’t had success. Doesn’t it typically grow in a cold climate? I’ve even tried putting the seeds in the freezer for a couple of weeks first but I’ve never been able to get them to germinate. Thanks...

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

John Seipp Hello🦋! I live in climate zone 9 here in Florida. Asclepias curassavica, commonly known as tropical milkweed is what I grow. Have you tried growing this kind? They do really well here and don’t even need to do anything special to get them to germinate other then placing them in soil and water🌱What area do you live in?

[@jmseipp]

@@aGirlwithaGarden . Hi..., Same Zone 9 in Houston. None of the different packages of seeds I bought would germinate. I grew up in Maryland where it get's really freezing cold with a lot of snow and Milkweed is EVERYWHERE! It gets about 6 ft. tall. And as a kid I remember there being lots of Monarch Caterpillars feeding on the Milkweed. And lots of Monarch Butterflies too! Can you recommend a source for the Asclepias Curassavica? Thanks!

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

John Seipp The Asclepias curassavica seeds don’t need to be cold stratified but since they don’t die back in the winter it’s recommend that you cut them back to help stop the spread of OE. Try www.joyfulbutterfly.com they sell seeds and they also sell the actual plant. I haven’t bought from them but people from the butterfly group I’m part of on FB have.

[@jmseipp]

aGirlwithaGarden . Thanks! Yes..., I just found this article a little while ago about it: xerces.org/blog/tropical-milkweed-a-no-grow I used to live in Santa Cruz, Ca. where Many THOUSANDS of Monarchs gather each year at Natural Bridges State Park near the beach. They gather on the Eucalyptus Trees. It’s amazing to see. Seems odd since Eucalyptus Trees aren’t native to the USA. They’re imported from Australia.

[@aGirlwithaGarden]

John Seipp sorry this comment slipped past me 😉. That would be such a sight to see! I hope one day I can experience it and see them all for myself. 🦋