I got this milkweed from a nursery months ago (different from the other 3 that I have). Within 2 weeks of bringing her home she completely died and has come back to life! However, I noticed few of the leaves have this almost powdery look to them. I haven’t seen this in my other milkweed, so curious to know if this is “okay” or if it signifies there’s rot in the soil.. any advise would be great, thanks!
Might be a little hard to see, but I found this little guy in what I think is milkweed this morning. I think this is milkweed, but I can’t be 100%. All I know is that I left soil after repotting a milkweed and this little guy began to grow, however, unsure if it’s actually milkweed because its leaves are so long and skinny. Either way, I’ve kept up with nurturing her and she’s definitely grown over the last several weeks!
This morning I went in to water my plants and noticed this little guy. I moved him a bit to see if it was alive and it sure is! I just put my milkweed with monarch caterpillars into a butterfly habitat canopy, but would like to know if this is a friendly and can it/ should it be added to the habitat canopy with my other caterpillars to protect them from predators. Thanks!
First time attempting homemade crust, but I fear it’s too tacky. Can this be saved? Where did I go wrong?
I noticed this black tar looking thing in my milkweed this morning. Does anyone know what it is? Or how to treat it? Will my milkweed die?
My monarchs just hatched this morning! One of them seems to have a damaged wing and it looks like she may not have fully developed at the bottom? I am unsure how to help or if I even can. Any advice ? She’s definitely alive, she’s been crawling around.
Hi! I recently noticed a lot of oleander aphids on my milkweed plants and manually cleaned them out of the plants. I currently have 2 1/2 potted milkweeds and have at least 5 hatched monarch caterpillars and noticed several more eggs. I started to look for ladybugs to treat the aphids, but then thought they might inadvertently eat the caterpillar eggs. Has anyone been able to successfully treat the oleander aphids with soap water? Any other suggestions?