Hi!! I had a great first season raising Monarchs and released about 40 up until a month ago. Now I am seeing no Monarchs and my tropical milkweed is lush and full since I cut stalks off to feed my cats (the hummingbirds are loving it!). I am watching Learner.org and see that they are on their way south and in past years on drives up to Dallas (I live in Spring, which is just north of Houston) I recall seeing Monarchs heading south.

Will the Monarchs swing by to lay eggs or are they done laying and just heading to Mexico for a good margarita (ha, kidding of course)? This is my first fall with milkweed and I am hoping that they'll put it to use. Last year I was preoccupied with raising Eastern Giant Swallowtails. I have 3 HUGE pots full and several other good-sized stands, enough to support many cats. If I don't get any, and anyone in the Houston area needs milkweed to feed cats, let me know....Kristi