I had 9 caterpillars hanging out on my fennel last weekend! I was so excited, I’m sure my neighbors were perplexed about my squeals and “welcome everybody!” exclamations with no other people visible lol.
Automatic_Bee150 on
They will eat them
All up ! Good food for the caterpillars! Yay!!
fae_forge on
I do not like parsley or fennel but I grow them both for these guys and where do I find them all hanging out? On my neighbors grapevine! Ungrateful bastards. I love them
pumpkinQueenPin on
Awe and eeeww all at the same time lol. I’ll go but my parsley for now 🤣
peepers63 on
This is so very cool. Hopefully you’ll have a swarm of beautiful butterflies soon. My wife and I were at a local garden center (she took a class there) I saw “Caterpillar Candy” all 1/2 price, I bought a few, and have planted them in my garden (Outside Nashua NH, so they are in early enough, I hope to survive our winter) Hoping for a nice little swarm myself next spring/summer
IcyPraline7369 on
Congratulations!
shicken684 on
Jealous. Have tons of milkweed and parsley and no monarchs or swallowtails at all this year.
Only thing I’m getting are dangerpillers. Which I like but I’m definitely getting stabbed this fall. So many close calls already.
I randomly eat a parsley leaf every time I go out in the garden, I love the fresh flavor. I should start checking them.
bonfuto on
The one time I had swallottail caterpillars on my parsley, they ate it all and were gone the next day. I assume that means the birds got to them. Is there any point in protecting the caterpillars from birds?
Narrow_Roof_112 on
I was wondering why those guys were so interested in my parsley
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Good year for them 🙂
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Their parsley now.
I’ve got a garden full of them!
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We have a ton of them this year too!
I had 9 caterpillars hanging out on my fennel last weekend! I was so excited, I’m sure my neighbors were perplexed about my squeals and “welcome everybody!” exclamations with no other people visible lol.
They will eat them
All up ! Good food for the caterpillars! Yay!!
I do not like parsley or fennel but I grow them both for these guys and where do I find them all hanging out? On my neighbors grapevine! Ungrateful bastards. I love them
Awe and eeeww all at the same time lol. I’ll go but my parsley for now 🤣
This is so very cool. Hopefully you’ll have a swarm of beautiful butterflies soon. My wife and I were at a local garden center (she took a class there) I saw “Caterpillar Candy” all 1/2 price, I bought a few, and have planted them in my garden (Outside Nashua NH, so they are in early enough, I hope to survive our winter) Hoping for a nice little swarm myself next spring/summer
Congratulations!
Jealous. Have tons of milkweed and parsley and no monarchs or swallowtails at all this year.
Only thing I’m getting are dangerpillers. Which I like but I’m definitely getting stabbed this fall. So many close calls already.
https://preview.redd.it/cbdfyz0befjf1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2aa0ff7f84ade4101caa0bf9da5b04f99c043aec
I randomly eat a parsley leaf every time I go out in the garden, I love the fresh flavor. I should start checking them.
The one time I had swallottail caterpillars on my parsley, they ate it all and were gone the next day. I assume that means the birds got to them. Is there any point in protecting the caterpillars from birds?
I was wondering why those guys were so interested in my parsley
Congrats!!!!