Desperate Swallowtail Rewilding Episode 13
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- I am working to establish habitat for butterflies in my garden. Pipevine Swallowtail butterflies are the latest butterfly I am working to establish their life cycle in my garden. I have an encounter with a female Pipevine Swallowtail which reinforces how important it is to give space back to Mother Nature and all her creatures.
Jeff, your videos continue to inspire me. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. Every plant matters!
Matt - I have seen with my own eyes one plant can make a difference! I am also learning with native plants more is better. Recently I have been blessed with a number of plants which have just shown up and are native. I didn't plant them - amazing! Thanks for being on the journey with me! Take care!
Excited to see #13 come out! I so much enjoy your videos. I ordered this plant right away. Thank you for posting, and doing all you do. Since viewing so many wonderful RUclips channels like yours, my husband and I have re-wilded our 1/3 acre with over 200 plants. We are so excited to see the butterfly's, moths, insects, hummingbirds and bees, enjoying our property. As a hair stylist, I talk to my clients about hair, and of course the importance of planting beneficial plants for the wildlife. I even talk about it at parties. It is my obligation to this planet, to do what "I" can do.
Kim - glad you enjoyed the video!! Comments like yours are so exciting to see as I am encouraged to hear how other people continue to have a positive impact in their community. I am sure you are planting seeds in the minds of many of your customers and it won’t be long before you start to see your influence start to take root in others’ property! Take care!
Your video gives me hope! Always trying, always being positive, always smiling! ❤️❤️❤️
The world needs more love, positive passion for nature and people willing to take very simple actions to improve our environment. It is so easy to be negative but I don't feel that helps. Thanks for being a person willing to support wildlife and a better environment in the steps you have taken to rewild a portion of your yard with more to come this fall. You are a rock star! Take care and always look forward to seeing you in the neighborhood!
Your rewilding series is incredible. And you are an inspiration. I cried from joy in every single episode!
Brett - Thank you! I am glad you are enjoying the Rewilding series. It appears you are caught up to the most recent episode. I have plans for many more episodes it just takes me a lot of time to put one together so only publish a new episode ~ once a month. Hope you continue to stay with me on the continuing journey! Take care!
Your Videos are Informative and Inspirational. I know that you are impacting many people. I was moved by your Closing Quote. Thank you!
Peter - I am enjoying the "journey" and sharing what I am doing, observing and learning. Thank you for staying with me on the "journey". Take care!
I got a high watching you pull up that mat of ornamental vine to be replaced by a patch of pipe vine. You plant it they’ll come! Awesome job! Recently someone passed our street-side rain garden of native plants and commented how much they love seeing the plants and that they plan to do the same thing soon. Sometimes I sit at the piano in our living room looking out over our shrinking lawn and growing native plant garden and smile when I watch people slow down to study the plants in the rain garden. I think it’s catching on. I’m running out of places at home to add native plants, but the local park gives spaces for me to satisfy my cravings. Keep up the great work. Maybe we’re not changing the whole world but definitely changing the world for some species. Thx!
Dan - You are correct "plant it they'll come". I almost used this phrase in the video, maybe in a future video. I can relate to your comment about the joy you receive in watching people stopping to look at your garden. I have a hard time just letting visitors enjoy the garden and not running out to ask if they have any questions. I am excited to hear you are able to add some native plants to the local park. You had mentioned wanting to do this in a previous comment, so very happy it is happening! Great job making positive improvement for wildlife and the environment! Take care!
Your videos never fail to educate….I think you are becoming a bigger boulder in the world of rewilding and nature….keep your knowledge of nature coming to us….
Don - I believe we all want to have a positive impact. Whether we say something or take some action, in many cases we never know if anything positive takes place. Thank you for the feedback it encourages me to continue on the "journey" and share my experience with others. Take care!
Thank you for the inspiration and for what you do Jeff! We all can make a difference. Your garden looks fabulous in the summer heat! Susan
Susan - Glad you enjoy seeing the garden and recognize it is doing well even in the summer heat. Native plants are the key to easy gardening and low maintenance. I enjoy rewilding gardening and sharing what I learn along the way with the audience of this channel. I am blessed to be able to have so many social media friends who are fun, supportive and enthusiastic people like yourself: what a gift!!!!! Thanks and take care!
Actually seeing the creatures really makes it all the more urgent/real! Glad you're there to help them! Thanks for the inspiration :)
Hayley - It was incredible to have the female Pipevine Swallowtail approach me and get so close. In that instance I had an overwhelming feeling I needed to do more, I can't explain it. I am happy you could sense this emotion in the video. Take care!
I hope the plants will outgrow the appetite of the caterpillars. Great work helping those butterflies
The plants seem to be fairly resilient. If I give the plants a little extra water after they have been eaten down to the ground they start to re-sprout within a couple of days. The Passionflower vines are now large and heathy supporting many Gulf Fritillary caterpillars and I am sure I will be able to get the Pipevine to grow large enough the caterpillars won't be able to eat them to the ground any longer. It is fun watching all the action in the garden. Take care!
You continue to inspire!!! Thank you!!
Thank you for watching and the encouraging words!!!
I was so excited to see this video pop up!! LOVE it, and I'm so glad you shared this with us. It's true. Sometimes we may feel we are not making a difference, but we are. Sometimes we just have to remind ourselves how little life was in our gardens before we added native plants and created a wildlife friendly gardening habit. Pipevine butterflies are some of my favorite butterflies, and I definitely need to add the native pipevines to my garden. The area you put yours reminds me of an area I have behind my garage. I currently use it for a brush pile and for compost, but I can probably clear a spot for this vine. :) I hope to see updates on this pipevine swallowtail oasis garden over the months or years ahead! Happy gardening, Jeff!
So glad you enjoyed the video! I am learning you can pack a lot of native plants in a very small area and the amount of wildlife it will support is far more than I thought possible. I have a number of videos on my list to produce and many will include updates on the Pipevine and all the other native plants. I wish you well on defining an area to plant a pipevine. I am having the same issue I always encounter when I add a host plant - the caterpillars eat a lot of the plant which makes it difficult to get them established. The one long vine I show in the video has been eaten down to about 1/3 of what I originally showed. I believe once the pipevine gets going it will be a big plant and will support a lot of caterpillars - it's just going to take time to get to that point. Take care and enjoy being in the garden making a difference!
@@Jeffswildlifeadventuresexactly! Plus, if they do eat them down to the base, they should sprout back from the root, I think! So many plants do. I would assume pipevine would, too. We will see.😊
@@awildapproach Yes the Aristolochia Fimbriata has been eaten down to the ground a couple of times now but grows back. I water it heavily for a couple of days and it starts to sprout. Because the Wooly Dutchman Pipevine is currently being eaten to the ground I will be learning soon whether it will grow back also - I sure hope so. Take care!
I love watching your videos! Keep up the great work!
Glad you are enjoying watching the videos and coming on the "journey" with me. Take care!
Beautiful said, about being a stepping stone for nature! Thanks for the inspiration and I love the butterflies in this video :)
Wouter - Butterflies are amazing and I think everyone loves to see them. I was very lucky the Pipevine Butterflies allowed me to get so close - not sure why. I want to believe they know I am not a predator and trying to help..... Once I read the response of George D Christie about a year ago I knew I needed to share with more people. Some people are so good communicating they paint a picture in our mind and he does it so well. Thanks again for always watching and providing feedback. Enjoy your Sunday evening! Take care!
I appear to be the only one in this old development(lived here 3 1/2 years now), that gardens for food or gardens for wildlife’s food. Love your channel. I get rid of grass everywhere I live.
Barbara - Every time I think I am getting close to converting most of the land around my home I see additional area where I have non-native plants and think I better get after that area soon. Most grass is coming out this fall and can't wait for the temperatures to fall here in Houston. I have planted a few herbs throughout the years but next year I plan to plant a few vegetables. I realize the wildlife may eat a lot of the vegetables but I am OK with that - I am sure I will get my share also. The garden continues to teach me so much and I look forward to every day to see what is new. Thank you for planting food sources for the wildlife creatures we share this planet with!!!!!!!! Glad you enjoy the channel and continue to stay with me on this journey. Take care!
Joyful Butterfly is an amazing company to get butterfly food (plants). I've been buying from them for years for my pollinator garden. We've never gotten a bad plant from the company.
Michelle - Joyful butterfly is amazing and I will be buying more from them. Thanks for caring and using plants to support our native pollinators! Take care!!!
You're doing such a good job. Hope you can keep it up.
Steven - I am enjoying sharing my "journey" and it is fun to have others be able to come along. Thank you for the encouragement it helps me keep going! Take care!
I always feel like this. I live in a condo and two small areas which seem so small and so insignificant. I always wonder does even planting natives even matter in a place so small. When everyone else hates the "bugs" Do I wish I had a big yard lord yes, but I don't. So in the meantime I have my small space which hopefully helps even if I feel like it doesn't
I just purchased a Wooly Dutchman's Pipe this morning from a locate native plant nursery!
That is great you were able to find Wooly Dutchman Pipevine in a local nursery. Can you share the name of the nursery? Just curious, and maybe it helps someone else find this plant close to you! Take care!
@@Jeffswildlifeadventures It is a retired botanist who grows and sells native plants at our local farmers market on Saturdays. A very small operation. Unexpectedly farmers markets have been my main source of native plants. There are 3 adjacent towns who all have individuals with small scale operations growing and selling natives. I've been able to add over a 100 species to my garden through them. Prices are great between $3 and $6 per plant. There are a couple large garden centers who sell native plants within a hour but prices are usually $12+ per plant which it out of my budget. Another source I've found is several local conservation areas host one time spring native plant sales with reasonable prices. Lastly and the one I've found the most inspiring. I was never a big Facebook user until I discovered there was a local group for native plants. They host a fall seed swap and a spring plant swap. Some members bring 100+ plants to the spring swap. Also members are constantly giving away plants to one another through the year. It has been a great community with tons knowledge to share. I am based in the Midwest.
@@Jeffswildlifeadventures I got it from a retired botany teacher who sells native plants on a small scale at a local farmers' market. I have found farmers' markets to be my best source for native plants. Three adjacent towns have people who grow and sell native plants on a small scale at their farmer's markets. Great prices between $3-$6 per plant. A lot better than the larger nurseries in my area where they are $15 plus. I have also found that many local conservation groups host spring native plant sales. The source that I find the most encouraging is we have a local Facebook group for native plants that hosts a spring plant swap and a fall seed swap. Also, people are routinely swapping plants throughout the season. I am actually picking up some native ostrich ferns tonight. I am located in the Midwest.
Thank you for the great information on alternatives places to get native plants!!! I will have to look around at the farmers market in the area. Thanks!!!
another wonderful video!
jeff, do u have any advice as to where i should look for rewilding resources? i’ve commented previously but as a reminder we’re moving into our first house (in cleveland, ohio) next month and rewilding the turf grass is going to be top priority. i just want to be prepared - figure out the appropriate native plants to buy, how to care for them, etc.
thank u, jeff! keep up the amazing work💜
just found the website for a native plant society in ohio. think i should start there?
Cameron - I remember your last comment and sorry I didn’t answer your previous questions but first I need to say congratulations to purchasing your first home, that is very exciting. Regarding resources I would start by googling if there is a chapter of the Native Plant Society in your area they would be a great resource. I would also spend some time looking for a native nursery in the area although be very cautious by double checking every thing they say until you are comfortable they know what they are talking about and the plants they offer are actual native to your area. Third if you are Facebook, check out two groups: We are the Ark, and Home Grown National Park. You will learn a lot from both groups and you may find someone in the group in your area you can communicate and consults with. If these suggestions don’t help comment back and I will try to help further! Gook luck and I will be excited to hear how the rewilding goes!!!!
Absolutely, they are a great resource and you will learn a ton from them!!!!