🆘 Milkweed EMERGENCY + Big Cat Care🌿🐛

9 Solutions for when you run out of Milkweed...

July 30, 2025

Happy 🐫 Day Fine Raisers,

I hope you're off to a great week so far...🚀

We’ve calmed down a bit here and sultry summer heat (with a side of stormy weather) has given way to some spectacular sunny weather, but unfortunately, with a side of Canadian smoke.🔥

We are getting regular monarch visits from both males and females, and much of our milkweed is being utilized for egg laying. 🥚🥚🥚🥚🦋 I hope you are seeing signs of life in your milkweed patches too?

For those of you already raising monarchs, this is an exciting time!

But unfortunately, this is also the time in the raising process when many realize they have too many caterpillars…and not enough MILKWEED.

Let’s make sure if this happens to you, you’ll know what to do…

Caring for the BIG Cats 🌿🐛

Your little 🐷-erpillars are scarfing down milkweed and quickly growing 2000% larger from when they first emerged from their tiny eggs. Click the link below to see this improbable growth spurt in case you missed it in your previous newsletter:

It’s exciting to see this explosive growth, but it's also the time when raising newbies often realize caterpillar demand outweighs their limited milkweed supply. 🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛😱

So, what happens when you run out of milkweed? Click the link below for 9 solutions to consider:

Coming Up NEXT? 🧐

Monarch Parasites, Diseases, and Caterpillar Killers…OH MY! 😱

Wishing you a garden filled with Milkweed 🌿

Tony your Butterfly Guide