2007-01-10 19:05:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I scatter salt pellets (for my water softener) in my gravel driveway and hose down the area to provide a moist "salt lick" for the butterflies. Many butterflies visit for minerals and/or water. In addition, consider the "brew" of rotting fruit, molasses, gatorade, and brown sugar. IT ATTRACTS BUTTERFLIES THAT DON'T SPEND MUCH,IF ANY, TIME NECTARING. (mcronin)
I've got a small hanging bird feeder that I use for a butterfly feeder. I just take a rotten banana or pear and mush it up and pour some watermelon Gatorade on it and they love it. (Konkreteblond)
I use 4-6 rotting bananas, about 8 ounces of molasses, one package of brown sugar, 3-4 scoops of powdered gatorade mix, and 1-2 cans of cheap beer. I mix it up thoroughly in a covered pail, let it ferment for a few days, and then put it out on my screened feeder plates. (mcronin)
I just use one banana, kind of mush it a little, poke a few holes in it and then pour a little Gatorade on it. I don't have it sitting in a bowl of liquid, just enough Gatorade to moisten it all up. Someday I'll have more butterflies to feed, but I think with more than that now all I'd get would be wasps. (Konkreteblond)
I recently read in Southern Living about a lady who has a beautiful butterfly garden and one thing she does is to take a small dish, put in some mushroom compost and keep it damp with water. I'm not sure what they like about mushroom compost but it seems to work for her. (kaymidga)
2007-01-10 19:23:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes the butterfly bushes are very nice and the butterflies just love them...I also have great luck with the hummingbird plants. Both of these are very easy to grow. Just go to your local garden center and they can show you exactly how to care for them in your area.
2007-01-11 03:56:14 · answer #2 · answered by momwhocares 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure....I have 2 butterfly bushes outside the front of my house... they bloom during the late spring early summer and have a mixture of Purple, Pink, and White flowers all on one plant (you can get them with one or 2 or 3 colors on one plant). They are low maintenance (all you need to do is cut them back in the early spring before they start to bud new leaves and flowers. THE BUTTERFLIES LOVE THEM AND THEY ARE BIG AND BEAUTIFUL TOO!!
Just do a search for "butterfly bush" in yahoo images to see the colors, flower style, and the butterflies.
2007-01-11 03:20:45 · answer #3 · answered by jsygrovehpi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can buy kits online to actually "hatch" your own butterflies. then you set them free in your yard. as long as it's good weather for them to survive.
2007-01-11 03:26:15 · answer #4 · answered by specialone18 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋