Tag: Monarch Butterflies
Plant Milkweed, Before It’s Too Late! I Mean It!
I don’t want to put a damper on anybody’s holiday. The New York Times didn’t ask me if now would be the best time to run another article on efforts to halt the rapid decline of Monarch Butterflies. But they did run it today, and people should read it. Actually, the issue was presented in …
Hail, Hail Tithonia
I’ve already mentioned the Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) growing in the vegetable/herb patch. The longer I watch this annual from Mexico and Central America, the surer I am that I want to plant it again next year. First of all, when I hear the name “Tithonia” I think of Freedonia, the fictional country in the …
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