Dangermouse01
12-31-2011, 12:08 PM
Noticed that my Apple banana is putting out a flower stalk for the new year. Supposed to get down to the upper 30's this Tuesday and Wednesday at night. Hope we don't have the big hard freezes like we have had for the last two years.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/banana%20stuff/baby-2.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/banana%20stuff/baby-1.jpg
Also have a lot of milk weed growing in my backyard and on the city easement on the back side of my fence (I throw most of the seed pods there). So I have swarms of Monarch butterflies. Noticed that the Monarch caterpillars like to use the banana trees for cocooning.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/banana%20stuff/monarch-1.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/banana%20stuff/monarch-2.jpg
Getting ready.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/banana%20stuff/cat-1.jpg
Cocoon (not the same caterpillar as the other picture)
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/banana%20stuff/cacoon-2.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/banana%20stuff/cacoon-1.jpg
Happy New year all.
DM
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/banana%20stuff/baby-2.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/banana%20stuff/baby-1.jpg
Also have a lot of milk weed growing in my backyard and on the city easement on the back side of my fence (I throw most of the seed pods there). So I have swarms of Monarch butterflies. Noticed that the Monarch caterpillars like to use the banana trees for cocooning.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/banana%20stuff/monarch-1.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/banana%20stuff/monarch-2.jpg
Getting ready.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/banana%20stuff/cat-1.jpg
Cocoon (not the same caterpillar as the other picture)
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/banana%20stuff/cacoon-2.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n200/dangermouse2006/banana%20stuff/cacoon-1.jpg
Happy New year all.
DM