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Greybnk48

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9. We're hatching Monarchs in our living room, as always. We've released at least 10 so far.

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 11:29 AM

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We have at least 20 more eggs and 'pillars to go.

We've got milkweed growing all over our yard and our daughter started helping them survive the ants and robins several years ago. Two years ago we released over 200 Monarchs before the end of September. Last year we were lazy about it and only released about 100. This year we're finding tons of eggs and will probably have a high level of success!

*We just returned from a short vacay about 120 miles North of us and there were Monarchs all over the place! People were growing tons of milkweed and it was also growing wild everywhere, the county does not cut it down. That always helps.

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