tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post3474698956135383613..comments2023-10-11T05:31:26.169-05:00Comments on Q's Corner: Laying EggsQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-79239335022860454142007-07-25T12:22:00.000-05:002007-07-25T12:22:00.000-05:00Hi Ash,Glad to met you!Georgia! A great state. Do ...Hi Ash,<BR/>Glad to met you!<BR/>Georgia! A great state. Do enjoy the butterflies and maybe plant some flowers for them.<BR/>I will visit the web site and see what it is all about.<BR/>Thanks,<BR/>SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-29699318564137759352007-07-25T12:07:00.000-05:002007-07-25T12:07:00.000-05:00Q I am in Georgia sorry i din't say that earlier.I...Q I am in Georgia sorry i din't say that earlier.I just went on GOFBOT.com. Have you seen the commercial? Any way I just want to say visit it I was the first person ever. On the commercial It said 3 visits when I went on it was 4 so.By the way I'm ASH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-58576518716626155312007-07-25T11:58:00.000-05:002007-07-25T11:58:00.000-05:00Thanks Q . when my cousins come to visit we use to...Thanks Q . when my cousins come to visit we use to go in the garden and and catch the butterflies. That was a few years ago so I'll tell them not to because they are all younger than me so I can tell them to do it and they will.LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-3753648179027141242007-07-23T11:56:00.000-05:002007-07-23T11:56:00.000-05:00Dear Anonymous,You could harm them. Just enjoy the...Dear Anonymous,<BR/>You could harm them. Just enjoy them. I do not know the area in the country you live in but most butterflies enjoy the native to your area flowering wild flowers. Zinnias are a great choice for annuals. Butterflies like a rich nectar plant so be sure and plant organic and non-gentically altered plants. Some nuseries offer lovely flowers but they are sterile.<BR/>Hope this helps.<BR/>Don't capture them, just enjoy them.<BR/>SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-82503251356535282822007-07-23T11:36:00.000-05:002007-07-23T11:36:00.000-05:00Mary great idea about taking notes :-). I just wa...Mary great idea about taking notes :-). I just want to say that the pictures are great. What are some flowers butterflies like to lay on and get nectar from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-83111735644342978402007-07-23T11:32:00.000-05:002007-07-23T11:32:00.000-05:00Dear Q, I keep on asking the same question. I just...Dear Q, I keep on asking the same question. I just want a response.If you capture a butterfly will it HARM it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-25821527556915147642007-07-15T15:16:00.000-05:002007-07-15T15:16:00.000-05:00Dear Chris,When I was so despondant over all the p...Dear Chris,<BR/>When I was so despondant over all the plants that had died, you wrote that Mother Nature would plant. It got me thinking about how last year I had gone to the Prairie and Wetland Center and had started to plant a few native plants. They did fine.<BR/>I had wanted to do more host and nectar plants so I just decided to do it!<BR/>It is so fun to see the butterflies. I bet there is a native guide for butterflies that are in your area. It would be not only a way to id them but you could plant for themm too!<BR/>I bet you already have many of their favorite plants and being organic is necessary for a good butterfly enviroment!<BR/>Can't wait to see what you plant and your winged friends that come to call.<BR/>I do not know what milkweed is called in England. I don't know if it is native to your area or not.<BR/>hummm...<BR/>Thank you, I am so pleased I inspired you. Please send a bit of your rains, Mary needs them.<BR/>SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-75634470556342866852007-07-15T07:02:00.000-05:002007-07-15T07:02:00.000-05:00Hello Q. You are inspiring me to plant! I am loo...Hello Q. You are inspiring me to plant! I am looking for milkweed, perhaps it has a different name here? A friend has given me fennel, and I have bought Rudbeckia :-) I love your butterflies, I saw 3 in our garden yesterday :-)Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18446592829079921028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-36041638019953655412007-07-14T23:11:00.000-05:002007-07-14T23:11:00.000-05:00Dear Mary,Blush.....I could write a bit more about...Dear Mary,<BR/>Blush.....<BR/>I could write a bit more about each butterfly.<BR/>I just started working on the Grossamers! These include the Coppers and Hairstreaks. I saw my first Hairstreak this year on the onions I let go to flower. I was rather flowerless so I figured anything was better than nothing.<BR/>The Hairstreak liked it so I am leaving more to go to flower and on to seed. I also made sugar water and spraye dit on green leaves just in case a butterfly was hungry! I have flowers now so I do not need the sugar water.<BR/>My favorite book for beginning butterfly gardening is The Gardener's Butterfly Book by Alan Branhagen. I have three field guides and still there are times I do not know the butterfly! There are many Dusky Wings and Skippers!<BR/>I will try to be better on giving information. I could at least tell the flower the butterfly is nectaring on!<BR/>You will enjoy having them about. They are as much fun as the birds with out the mess but no singing...<BR/>the crickets, locust and tree frogs do that.<BR/>SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-29872647310148123142007-07-14T22:57:00.000-05:002007-07-14T22:57:00.000-05:00Hi Abq-b-fly-guy,I am reading and researching the ...Hi Abq-b-fly-guy,<BR/>I am reading and researching the 200 different varities of butterflies that are in my area and trying to learn what each needs for host and nectar. I may not be able to feed them all but I will try. There is the cemetary across the street! Maybe they would have room for a few must have trees or bushes. I could talk with them when I run out of room!<BR/>I can still see lawn so I have a ways to go!<BR/>I like seeing new varities too.<BR/>SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-65722349423047017062007-07-14T22:52:00.000-05:002007-07-14T22:52:00.000-05:00Hi Mon@rch,I enjoy your New York butterflies so ve...Hi Mon@rch,<BR/>I enjoy your New York butterflies so very much. You get different ones than I do and some of the same.<BR/>It is wonderful to see all the butterflies being cared for. I just read an article that said the state of the enviroment can be judged by the number of varities of butterflies in it. <BR/>Spraying lawns and roadways with pesticides is so harmful for our winged friends. <BR/>I will just keep planting wild!<BR/>SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-23306198250187197602007-07-14T22:45:00.000-05:002007-07-14T22:45:00.000-05:00Dear Naturegirl,The milkweed is very pretty and is...Dear Naturegirl,<BR/>The milkweed is very pretty and is a perennial. The Monarchs must have it for their eggs. There are three types. The orange blooming one is also called butterfly weed.<BR/>I read to be sure and get organic plants. I also read many of the nursery plants are nectarless! <BR/>I do like Milkweed it is also a nectar plant for the black Swallowtails. Duel purpose plant!<BR/>The Swallowtails are very lovely. They are big and the camera sees them easily. Once they settle in on a garden to nectar they are very docile.<BR/>I was pleased to get the photo of Black Swallowtail laying her eggs.<BR/>I grow many nectar plants the Black Swallowtails like. Now for more host plants!<BR/>I like feeding the butterflies.<BR/>SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-22875378072110824262007-07-14T21:05:00.000-05:002007-07-14T21:05:00.000-05:00I'm learning a lot from you, Sherry. Do you know ...I'm learning a lot from you, Sherry. Do you know I have sat here and made notes from your posts? I titled it, "Sherry's Butterfly Museum - hopes for next Spring" LOL! Seriously, I am doing this.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-78697179433557405692007-07-14T20:33:00.000-05:002007-07-14T20:33:00.000-05:00Wow...I am speechless each time I visit your blog....Wow...I am speechless each time I visit your blog. The pics are amazing...we just wish we could get the variety of butterflies to our yard! Keep em coming! Thanks<BR/>RonNM High School Sports Newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493970709644500432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-25167773743979645672007-07-14T19:59:00.000-05:002007-07-14T19:59:00.000-05:00how wonderful and without a doubt the milkweed is ...how wonderful and without a doubt the milkweed is a fave plant of mine! This is a great site, I must save your RSS feed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765182.post-81427089291879691572007-07-14T19:56:00.000-05:002007-07-14T19:56:00.000-05:00I wanted to plant some milkweed and forgot so next...I wanted to plant some milkweed and forgot so next year for sure!I think I need to plant more parsley and spread it around like you did! Great photo of the swallowtail! hugs NGNaturegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177418253271097079noreply@blogger.com