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My garden is located in northeast Scarborough with heavy clay. My question is about my swamp milkweed plant. The recent heavy rains seemed to have uprooted three of my swamp milkweed stems. Unfortunately most of the roots were still…
I have encouraged this plant to attract Monarch butterflies, but I believe I’m mistaken about the variety? Please advise. Thanks!…
This particular flowering plant appeared in my garden and I’m not sure when it actually appeared but I think later in the summer. It is 46″ in height and is located in the south west facing garden. There are about…
Hello! I have a balcony here in Toronto where I can grow plants. The climate zone is 6A to 7A. It is mostly shade but does get the late afternoon/ setting sun. I would like to grow Milkweed for the…
Can you tell me what kind of bugs are on the milk weed?…
Good morning, I am reaching out with a question to a potential plant disease in my garden and around my neighbourhood. A couple of weeks ago I noticed that my milkweek all of a sudden is developing curly, deformed leaves…
I was very excited to find 2 monarch caterpillars on my milkweed this morning! Then I got to googling and I saw that some people will put mesh bags over their milkweed to protect the caterpillars from birds. Is this…
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I see these all over a park I frequent around Kennedy/Eglinton. Anyone know what it’s called? It’s a bit wilted now, but they are very straight and stiff when out in the wild.…
I have managed to control the invasive roots of my “Bleeding Heart” plants by sinking 2 foot long sections of plastic irrigation conduit into the ground, (diameter is about 1.5 feet). Bottom is layered with gravel, then landscaping fabric, followed…
I included some milkweed this year in a planter I maintain across from my house in Seaton Village, Toronto. It’s looking quite yellow and sad now (mid-October), and I’m wondering if the monarch butterflies still need it this late in…
