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We love to see fun donations.

 

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We finally got a photo of a black swallowtail butterfly They are rare here, so it was fun to see it fluttering around our front yard by our gardening stand. It loves

native passion fruit and a sage that has a strong fragrance.

 

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We got published in Mother Earth News, June-July page 46. One of our hosts gets the magazine, and shared this photo, which is where you can read the whole article. Online did not allow me to read the full article.

 

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Tubac City, Arizona U.S.A. #63 gardening stand has a new look.

 

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Today is a busy butterfly day, and one month crystallis, we think.
Here at the "city farm" Homestead headquarters
Mesa, Arizona 85205 U.S.A
our mission is to plant for the wildlife and it is times like this that bring us joy.
A dear friend has a grandson who loves the outdoors, bugs, information about them and leaves grandma on watch over his caterpillar. I get a text while out helping my dad.
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Kelli Johnson Collins sent this message;
You don't have any green inch worms, do you?I desperately need one that's alive!
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Me. I am out but on it as soon as I get home.
Lo and behold,. There were 2 gulf fritillary caterpillars plus what looks like a fall webworm chrysalis on the food for the fritillary.

When you stop by our gardening stand you'll see our property is fluttering with moths

and butterflies this time of year. I got a glimpse of a checkered white (Ponitis protodice) as well.

 

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Some fun flowers and fruit in our garden that we grow to share at the gardening stands and seed libraries.

 

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Herbs that we grow here at headquarters for sharing at the gardening stands and seed libraries.

 

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Our seed libraries in The metro area with temps above 8o's will be closed until the fall. Seeds are a living thing and will not be viable if left the heat.

 

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Part of our mission is to help educate the youth. We have shared some gulf fritillary caterpillars and the native passion fruit it will live on until it is ready to make their chrysalis. One home has had success with it making the cocoon. Here is another one ready for it new journey.

 

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It is that time of year for Barbados . These will be eaten before the birds get them. There are aboit 3-4 small small seeds in each one. We will share cuttings at our plant n seed exchanges in the fall.