Early Arrivals Relocated
I'm Sorry You Can't Live There Anymore
My butterfly herb garden is very young. It is full of dill, cilantro, fennel, and parsley that I grew from seeds. I don't exactly have a "green thumb" yet, so things under my care sometimes require a little more time to get going, if they get going at all. These plants are small, so they need time to establish themselves before they will be ready for the butterflies. It seems either the butterflies do not care if their offspring have enough to eat or the baby caterpillars know how to pace themselves against the time it will take for their host plant to provide more leaves. The caterpillar shown in my post, "Little Things Eat A Lot," has been growing and eating more everyday while my little plant disappears. I also discovered two more caterpillars getting ready to make quick work of a few other herbs.
Not willing to lose my tender charges so early I decided to evict the caterpillars from their chosen squats. As cruel as it sounds I just don't want to watch my plants get eaten before they have a chance. Now all three caterpillars are living in my house safely inside their mesh butterfly tent. For their dining pleasure I will provide dill from the plants that can spare it. They are growing fast, so look for more updates on their progress.
My butterfly herb garden is very young. It is full of dill, cilantro, fennel, and parsley that I grew from seeds. I don't exactly have a "green thumb" yet, so things under my care sometimes require a little more time to get going, if they get going at all. These plants are small, so they need time to establish themselves before they will be ready for the butterflies. It seems either the butterflies do not care if their offspring have enough to eat or the baby caterpillars know how to pace themselves against the time it will take for their host plant to provide more leaves. The caterpillar shown in my post, "Little Things Eat A Lot," has been growing and eating more everyday while my little plant disappears. I also discovered two more caterpillars getting ready to make quick work of a few other herbs.
Not willing to lose my tender charges so early I decided to evict the caterpillars from their chosen squats. As cruel as it sounds I just don't want to watch my plants get eaten before they have a chance. Now all three caterpillars are living in my house safely inside their mesh butterfly tent. For their dining pleasure I will provide dill from the plants that can spare it. They are growing fast, so look for more updates on their progress.
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