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Create Habitat for Monarchs Butterflies by Growing Milkweed Plants

Create Habitat for Monarchs Butterflies by Growing Milkweed Plants

If you love the beautiful unique butterflies that make their way back to North America from their winter habitat in Mexico by following a fixed trail every year, then you must also be aware of them going endangered and the need to save the specie. Now, the crucial point is that though monarch feed of the nectar of several different flowers, they lay their eggs solely in the places where milkweed plants are found.

 

Whether you have a huge field, backyard area or a small urban garden in the front of your home, the flowering plants and milkweed for monarch butterflies can be grown everywhere. But before you go on to buy milkweed (and there are different types of milkweed), it’s advisable to evaluate the conditions around you for their growth.

 

  1. Which areas do monarchs visit?

 

Before you start thinking about growing milkweed for monarch butterflies, do some research about the areas that they live in and visit during their migration to ensure that you are planting where it will be beneficial for them.

 

  1. When do monarchs visit your region?

 

You can find the archives of past seasons and the pattern of monarchs’ flight. You can also find the records of where they have been sighted frequently over the years, and at what time they visit those particular areas.

 

  1. Know your zones

 

Since there are so many types of monarch plants with some of them being favorable to be growth in foreign conditions also, it is important that you know which monarch plants are appropriate to be growth in your area before you pick one.

 

  1. Check the soil conditions

 

Though different plants require varying soil conditions, most of the butterfly plans can survive on organically rich well-drained soil. However, for the plants with uncommon requirements, you can either amend the soil conditions in your area or plant them in a pot.

 

  1. Ensure it’s not too breezy

 

Butterflies prefer being in the areas with little to no wind because high winds can blow them away, hence cause unfavorable conditions for their flights and feeding. Just make sure that your garden is not a wind tunnel or the butterflies will divert away.

Get the Best Quality Milkweed

 

Making way for the milkweed for monarch butterflies also means finding a reliable source that can deliver the high quality of plants to you and guide you in raising the offspring. At Educational Science, you can be assured to get only the best quality of plants and other accessories that will help you in setting up an environment in your garden where these beautiful creatures can feed and lay their eggs.

So, what are you waiting for? Let’s start creating a plating station for them to come while they are on their infamous flight and help save this specie from getting completely vanished from the planet.



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