Sorry Monarch Mommas. This one is for me.
Your last batch of kids came through and ate every one of my milkweed plants. One had gotten to the flowering stage.
They even found the plants in the backyard and scattered within my other pots.
So this time, I got bold.
I built a cage for the Milkweed plants. In this case, I am waiting to see if the plants become plants or are they just a goner.
I built a box out of Hardware Cloth to surround the pot that I have on my porch. 30 inches tall and about that wide. I did not measure anything. It was too hot on the porch. This is South Florida after all.
Then I covered the box with the leftover Hardware Cloth so that it had a sturdy "roof".
There are many other milkweed pots on the property. Your children are welcome to those. Just not this one pot. Once I get some plants going, I will transplant them into accessible spots and you can have at them again.
I enjoy seeing the monarchs here. I just need a little bit of milkweed for myself.
For the record it would be 30 inches tall, 30 wide, and about 20 deep. About. I did not measure anything.
Now go visit the backyard. There is plenty of food out there!
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