Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: PART 2 BF Host Plant Seed Trade DISCUSSION, 1 by tabasco

tabasco wrote:

Hi, everyone!

Just wanted to check in and let you know I haven't forgotten you! I've been busy with visitors, going out of town myself, computer glitches and putting to bed the garden among other things.

I know I owe a couple DGers seeds (Thanks so much for sending your nice envelopes of seeds to me!) and I will get them out to you. Just waiting for my milkweed pods to dry out a little more and to see what seeds I can harvest from the garden that might be nice to include, too.

Also, for some reason I see my D-mail is out of order today, too. Is anyone else's?

It is very cold here today, but I am putting in a few spring bulbs (not host plants) and some more violets (for the fritillaries, I think). I went on a hike in the woods yesterday and think I found some Paw Paws, too.

FYI for anyone interested in the Paw Paw propagation (a host plant for the Zebra Swallowtail) here is a site with good info http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/pawpaw/ppg.htm#Pests I do not quite understand the recommended method of propagation (using cloning, etc.) but maybe someone else out there does...

http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/pawpaw/ppg.htm#Pests

So, long and short of it is, am a little preoccupied but I haven't forgotten the thread/trading! Will be in touch soon. t.

This is my new lasagna bed extension for the butterfly garden--planted milkweeds, buddleia, liatris, coneflowers, rudbeckia, sedums, pipevine, and I can't think of what else in there. Hope it grows!