Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY PICTURES # 110, 1 by Lily_love

Lily_love wrote:
Hi all, thanks all for the comments and tips. Who is raising BST cats. beside Ivy and myself? I've an observation to make. It's very unpredictable raising the cats. with store- bought parsleys. My first batch of parsleys appeared okay, but current batch? I've noticed some of my 3rd-4th instars after munching on them, they became sluggish, and a handful of the cats. indeed dried up & fell off. Last night, I had the final 4th instar, just a little bit ago, I found it on the bottom of the cage, motionless!. Grrrrr. I'm very disappointed, and wished I have planned better with my dills and parsley growing in the garden.

Next spring I'll be better equipped, I'll try to plant these herbs from seeds, and sow them in successions in order to provide these beauties with their needed plants to sustain themselves while being protected from predators outdoor.

Currently I've more than a dozens of chrysalis awaiting to eclose. No more cats; I can now, safely discard those toxic parsley!!!

pic, was taken this time last year.