Grow Milkweed Plants

Sorry for the long delay between episodes. I'm back and this episode is full of awesome content that will get you thinking about and growing milkweed plants.

Episode timeline...

2:15

NRCS.USDA.GOV link to Regional Pollinator Efforts - Monarch Butterfly NRCS encourages farmers to plant pollinator strips to help the monarch butterfly. Seeds recommended included eight species of native milkweed which would directly make a positive contribution to monarch butterfly habitat.

7:00

Featured news story: Destructive weed threatens U.S. corn fields Seeds received, in some cases, contained the noxious invasive weed called Palmer Amaranth. The plant is resistant to herbicides which translates to increased application of herbicide to curb the plants spread.

11:00

Lets dig a little deeper with a popular news story this summer titled: Why planting milkweed won't halt monarch butterfly decline by the Washington Post. With the context presenter earlier could increased herbicide use be a problem for the fall migratory monarchs?

11:30

Butterfly counts may be higher this summer based on observations in the northern breeding grounds. Monarch Butterflies Flying High This Year After Recent Declines

14:20

Local milkweed report. Hint, it was a good year!

18:00

The time for action is now. With my help, I will guide you thru the process of growing strong healthy beautiful milkweed plants. Your homework is to collect those one gallon and half-gallon milk jugs (or chocolate milk jugs).

20:00

SAVE YOUR MILK JUGS! Next month we will use the plastic milk jugs as a tool to start growing milkweed plants in November. That's all for right now. As extra credit you can pick out your favorite milkweed. Click on your state, using this tool, to locate milkweed that is native to your area and follow the directions to find native milkweed.

"If it's good for the butterflies, it's good for me" -Brad G.

host: Brad Grimm

Detailed show notes : growmilkweedplants.com/28

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Jewel milkweed. Join me as we go explore the plant in-person.

Host: Brad Grimm

Vocabulary word: Phenology

Cautionary tale of blindness. Milkweed sap poses a serious health risk to humans. Learn about the risks and how to safely work with milkweed.

Milkweed Madness 2017 winners have received their prizes. I'll tell you what the prizes were, who donated some of the prizes and what you can do to make Milkweed Madness even greater in 2018.

Monarch butterflies have advanced north and are passing thru southern Maine and have reached Canada, spread out around the great lakes region. Check out the observation by Jaremy in Harpswell, Maine.

Book recommendation - The MONARCH: Saving Our Most-Loved Butterfly by Kylee Baumle. The book is currently sold thru Amazon. Please visit my affiliate link to purchase the book. By using my link to purchase the book, I receive a small portion of your purchase, thank you.

Host: Brad Grimm

Show notes will be published at www.growmilkweedplants.com/26

Vocabulary word: DIAPAUSE

Milkweed plant donation by Cat R of Green Thumb Gardnes, on Instagran @hbgtg or https://www.instagram.com/hbgtg/

REGISTER NOW FOR MILKWEED MADNESS 2017 (press and hold here for link)

or

Visit growmilkweedplants.com/milkweedmadness game registration closes on March 12 at midnight.

host: Brad G.

Arizona Milkweed & the Queen Butterfly

Arizona has about thirty native milkweed species that are host to both the monarch butterfly and the queen butterfly. On episode 24 I take you to Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area where I see my first Queen butterfly.

Locations visited:

• Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area

• Desert Botanical Garden

Discover butterflies in the desert near Tucson by following Sergio Avila on twitter @savila2015

www.growmilkweedplants.com/24

Host: Brad Grimm

In Australia the Wanderer Butterfly is found on the East coast from Brisbane thru Bundaberg.

www.growmilkweedplants.com/23

Host: Brad Grimm

Music by Gary Thomas, Breath on the album Didgeridoo

Congratulations to my brothers family on the birth of their new baby Rosemarie Sarah Grimm!

Peaces - Handmade jewelry & adornments with a nature-theme, perfect for wearing your essential oils!

How a Quebec company used a weed to create a one-of-a-kind winter coat

Support monarchs and the show by ordering milkweeds from Grow Milkweed Plants

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Host: Brad Grimm

The Biggest Little Butterfly Garden In The World has been raising and releasing the monarch butterfly since 2014.

In this episode you will hear:

• Season start dates
• Season totals (or totals to date)
• Biggest single release date of the season
• Learn about monarch tagging programs

Thank you for listening!

Host: Brad G.

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Monarch butterflies in the East are passing the 49º Latitude aka USA/Canada border and beginning the migration South toward Mexico. Learn where they will be in the next month and when they traditionally arrive in Mexico.

Tim Wong is saving the California Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly by growing the host plant, California Pipevine. I travel to Golden Gate Park to meet Tim and learn about his amazing mission to preserve a rare butterfly species.

Monarchs may be in Newport Beach but its other bugs and birds that we meet as I take a bug walk with my seven year old neice Josephine.

Local Milkweed Report shows that the monarch butterfly has visited the butterfly garden.

View the complete show notes at www.growmilkweedplants.com/020

Host: Brad G.

Publish date 8/20/2016

Connect with Bryan Burks @BSburks who gave me a guided tour of the LA Arboretum @LAarboretum

http://www.arboretum.org

Discover more about monarchs via Monarch Arc and read the story by the VC Reporter featuring Juliana Danaus. The story is - The butterfly effect http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/the_butterfly_effect/14163/

Featured song Chasing Butterflies by Karoline

Host: Brad G

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