by wishupon | Apr 22, 2013 | Butterfly Farming
Aeroponics was introduced to me by Judi Sunshine of Wingin It Butterfly Farm. I had played with hydroponics a bit in the past, but did not do much with it and had never heard of aeroponics. When I saw the results that Judi and her husband, Ian were getting with...
by wishupon | Apr 11, 2013 | Butterfly Gardening
BUTTERFLY GARDENING TIPS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA Butterfly Gardening Tips Do not use pesticides and herbicides Most kill butterflies, caterpillars and beneficial insects. Harmful insects quickly become immune. Predatory insects and birds will control pests, given...
by wishupon | Apr 11, 2013 | Butterfly Gardening
Milkweed – the food for the Monarch butterflies Milkweed is a great nectar plant for butterflies, but it is also the host plant for Monarch butterflies. A host plant is the plant that a butterfly must lays its eggs on for the caterpillars to eat and grow. ...
by wishupon | Jan 16, 2011 | Butterfly Gardening
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) is the host plant for Red Admiral Butterflies. Wish Upon A Butterfly has raised Red Admirals butterflies in the past, but we are always looking for new and better ways to raise butterflies more efficiently and with less effort. This...
by wishupon | Jan 14, 2011 | Butterfly Gardening, Celebrating with Butterflies
As I look out the window at the snow covered fields and the snow lazily falling, it seems like summer is a long way off, but then I look at the calendar and know that Wish Upon A Butterfly needs to start gearing up for the 2011 butterfly season. Lots of plans are...
by wishupon | Dec 28, 2010 | Butterfly Gardening, Celebrating with Butterflies
It is that time of year again. It is time to start planting seeds so we have lots of host plants to feed our caterpillars this spring. If you had told me that I would be planting Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) 10 years ago, I would have told you were crazy. You must...
