Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Pop Up Hamper for Monarch Caterpillars, 1 by maithyme

maithyme wrote:
Our two monarch caterpillars hatched over the weeked. It was interesting to note that it took 16 days. I wonder if it's the difference in temps that delays the hatch. We had sustained winds at the lake for 4 days, up to 40 mph - I was washing ad hanging out bedding and the wind almost knocked me over but everything dried in minutes. Not good weather for butterfly release. I kept them overnight in the clothes hamper and then we left for home early so they could be 100 miles further south and they could fly during sunlight. They both paused for about 15 miutes on my potted plants before flying off in the wind just fine. Whew, mission accomplished.

It's nice to know that don't need nectar right away.