Re: fennel, dill, parsley, and butterflies, etc

And I've had more this year.  How odd.  

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "SallyAnn" <safart@aug.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 09:33:52 -0400

>What ever it is -it is happening here too!!!
>Sally Ann
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Gene Bush <genebush@otherside.com>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 7:50 AM
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] fennel, dill, parsley, and butterflies, etc
>
>
>> Hello Cathy,
>>     Don't know what is going on there or here with the butterflies. There
>> simply has not been the numbers of last year or the years before. Seems to
>> be true for all the species we see around here. The plants we normally see
>> stripped of all foliage have hardly been touched this year. When we do see
>> evidence it much less and later than last season.
>>     We are seeing babies now. Out walking last evening there was a pipe
>vine
>> swallow tail in the drive way. One... but we saw numerous caterpillars
>> eating on the pipevines here earlier. Evil looking things..... no answers
>> here... just comments...
>>     Gene E. Bush
>> Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
>> www.munchkinnursery.com
>> genebush@munchkinnursery.com
>> Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> > Speaking of attracting butterflies, I have noted fewer than usual in my
>> > gardens, and even less larvae, despite my usual plethora of host
>> > plants. Any ideas on what gives?
>> > Cathy
>>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX/zone 8A



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