Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Now that I have a family!(Black Swallowtail?), 1 by thea611

thea611 wrote:
Pheadra, people on this forum will help walk you thru the whole process, I couldn't have had my first experience without them!!!
I found my first cats on my dill. I was so worried about them because the dill also attracted a huge number of bees and wasps and stinging things, so I brought 25 of the cats in, not knowing anything about the process! My dill was going to seed so I was awfully worried about what they would eat! The dill was so easy too, to stick into the floral foam. I had to change to parsley and the stems are more bendy. I used up most of my parsley in the garden, so I had to buy more at the store. I washed it thoroughly, and let it soak in cold water, it seems to stay fresher when you do that. The cats eat a LOT, and poop a lot, and they are SO fun to watch, I got so attached to mine. My first eclosing just happened this morning and it was just so exciting!!! Ask questions on DG, these folks are the BEST.....
This is one of my first photos, when I first brought my cats inside. The dill was so nice and neat to work with, and the cats could climb easily on it.