tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post1806439565214987789..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: Swallowtail Butterflies Finally Found the ParsleyMeemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-21927229255946723972008-07-21T15:31:00.000-04:002008-07-21T15:31:00.000-04:00My black swallowtail caterpillars have consumed al...My black swallowtail caterpillars have consumed all of my four parsley plants so that there is nothing left for the caterpillars emerging from the many eggs that have been laid. I'm going to have to buy parsley and put it out in glasses of water just to keep this amazing chain of life going. My adjacent basil plant is host to swallowtail pupae and I'm struggling to keep it alive through the sarasopranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468027130470450803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-4169330431798703422008-07-20T16:11:00.000-04:002008-07-20T16:11:00.000-04:00This is the first year that we have seen the Parsl...This is the first year that we have seen the Parsley worms in our plant here in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan. Now that we know what they are we are not so concerned.angelfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07400916743951525492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-16706831963460927672008-06-29T20:28:00.000-04:002008-06-29T20:28:00.000-04:00Great discovery. I had the swallowtails for the p...Great discovery. I had the swallowtails for the past few years too.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114199768103222510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-88342125554021952862008-06-27T23:12:00.000-04:002008-06-27T23:12:00.000-04:00I saw a swallowtail on the parsley yesterday, I th...I saw a swallowtail on the parsley yesterday, I think she was laying eggs. I like to bring a few caterpillars inside to watch the metamorphosis up close.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-14577630076400483312008-06-27T18:23:00.000-04:002008-06-27T18:23:00.000-04:00How exciting for you....mission accomplished!How exciting for you....mission accomplished!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539232387597508849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-90664371193044650902008-06-27T12:23:00.000-04:002008-06-27T12:23:00.000-04:00Fabulous. I had black swallowtail butterflies on m...Fabulous. I had black swallowtail butterflies on my dill this year so far. I'm still hoping for the yellow swallowtails too. I have plenty of parsley for them to eat if they would only show up. The funny thing is that I've seen the yellow swallowtails in my garden and not the black swallowtails. A black one must have snuck in while I wasn't looking.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-14715023999689857642008-06-27T07:42:00.000-04:002008-06-27T07:42:00.000-04:00What fun Meems. I haven't seen them in our garden...What fun Meems. I haven't seen them in our garden yet. We have Bronze Fennel that they like to grow on.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-75701936524684400842008-06-27T07:32:00.000-04:002008-06-27T07:32:00.000-04:00Meems,Parsley, dill and fennel are wonderful to co...Meems,<BR/><BR/>Parsley, dill and fennel are wonderful to cook with...but knowing they attract caterpillars and butterflies is icing on the cake! When I walk by the fennel and smell it's anise scent, I know the caterpillars are chomping away! <BR/><BR/>As always Meems,your photographs are wonderful...I have been hanging out at the side bar this morning.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-37420766461137881772008-06-27T07:18:00.000-04:002008-06-27T07:18:00.000-04:00Cindy: Welcome to Hoe & Shovel and don't give up o...Cindy: Welcome to Hoe & Shovel and don't give up on those butterflies... they had been flying around here all the while. I planted the parsley in March and I guess they just recently decided it was time to lay eggs.<BR/><BR/>marmee: I was thinking the same thing... hopefully they will survive that long... some of them are just about ready to transform I think.<BR/><BR/>Senior Gardener: If only Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-82016902382461932332008-06-27T05:44:00.000-04:002008-06-27T05:44:00.000-04:00Hi Meems, glad you had a great vacation and the hu...Hi Meems, glad you had a great vacation and the hubby saga cracked me up! He deserves a bonus. Your caterpillars are indeed something to get excited about. We have seen the adults and have been waiting for their little offspring, no swallowtails yet on the bronze fennel and milkweed yet. We did see some frittilary caterpillars on the venus looking glass of all things, as I was pulling the Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-63989605795988456092008-06-27T01:58:00.000-04:002008-06-27T01:58:00.000-04:00Who else but you could get excited over creepy, cr...Who else but you could get excited over creepy, crawly caterpillars? After personally witnessing you hunting down grasshoppers with your pruning clippers to behead them, I am hardly surprised at your fascination with overgrown worms. And to think, I used to smoosh these things into the ground. Ohh, I just hate to think of the beautiful butterflies I exterminated in my haste to rid my garden ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-81030098945852511802008-06-27T01:55:00.000-04:002008-06-27T01:55:00.000-04:00wow that is amazing it will be cool to see their c...wow that is amazing it will be cool to see their chrysalis. keep us up to date!marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-13998633763404548362008-06-27T01:12:00.000-04:002008-06-27T01:12:00.000-04:00I am very jealous! Another blogger has found swall...I am very jealous! Another blogger has found swallowtails. I am growing parsley, dill, and fennel and I have yet to have seen any swallowtails. :-( Good luck with them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-74232317439122891292008-06-27T00:07:00.000-04:002008-06-27T00:07:00.000-04:00Linda: way cool!Linda: way cool!Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-3173488500970048622008-06-26T23:55:00.000-04:002008-06-26T23:55:00.000-04:00very cool Meems!very cool Meems!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-45432942200618979902008-06-26T23:44:00.000-04:002008-06-26T23:44:00.000-04:00Jane: thanks to great blog friends!nancy: hee-hee....Jane: thanks to great blog friends!<BR/><BR/>nancy: hee-hee. Yes, crawly things are measured by beauty for sure.<BR/><BR/>amy: something I just learned this year with a little investigation into hosts planting for butterflies.Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-68092543115796026102008-06-26T23:18:00.000-04:002008-06-26T23:18:00.000-04:00Oooh, very exciting! I had no idea swallowtails w...Oooh, very exciting! I had no idea swallowtails were attracted to parsley.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691765466320690473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-16411909979672650142008-06-26T22:40:00.000-04:002008-06-26T22:40:00.000-04:00Nice caterpillars and nice fancy links in the side...Nice caterpillars and nice fancy links in the sidebar!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486133470182945668noreply@blogger.com