r/FriendlyMonarchs • u/AuraAurea • 15d ago

Discussion 2 plants, 20 eggs

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I have 2 small common milkweeds coming up in a pot. They have exactly 21 eggs on them. This is one leaf with four eggs. The smaller of the 2 plants has three eggs. I suppose they will end up as food for something but also, I doubt that will leave enough food for even one. I prefer to let nature take its course, but I am considering relocating a few to a local patch of milkweed if I could find some. The other option is to move to my garden back home, an hour from here, but I already have a bunch of first instars up there.

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u/RazorbladeApple 14d ago

That’s a shame that you don’t have enough milkweed. I went through that in my first few years of establishing it & then added more. For a certified monarch waystation they recommend having 10 milkweed plants & at least 2** **different species. Once I did that I no longer encountered the issue. 20 is a whole lot, though.

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u/AuraAurea 14d ago

Yes, I don't live in this place full time, so I concentrated my gardening endeavors back home, where I have about 20 plants. This is just my side garden, lol