We live in a very suburban area of New Jersey and we only have a single Asclepias tuberosa plant. I wouldn’t be shocked if there was zero milkweed around us for miles, so I never expected any monarchs to find us (regardless of how many milkweed plants we’re planning on planting next year). Lucky us! 8 monarch caterpillars munching away. I ran to the garden center and bought two more large milkweed plants. Hopefully that will hold them over! Let me know if you have any tips or tricks to keep these babies thriving. 🙂
by Frosty-Star-3650
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I’m totally jealous! I’m also in suburban NJ, I have sooooo many milkweed plants, and I got three caterpillars this year! Congrats on your haul!
In my experience, my when they are this big they are usually about 2 days away from Jay hooking. Shouldn’t need too much more milkweed but it’s always nice to have.