Re: PhilBWright
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:03 am
Seedlings from AB, hopefully for Brimstone Larvae later.
As one might know, a genetic or chemical composition of a UK butterfly larval food plant, was intrinsically linked to an adult butterfly’s ability to recognise it and oviposit there. Also, the developing metamorphosis appeared to have been evolutionarily dependant, for body make up reasons.
Overripe AB seed in Autumn might have been collected and fermented for about a week in a jam jar of water, before seed retrieval (usually one seed per berry), the rest disposed of or composted and dry seed stored, before late winter/ early spring sowing.
Germination appeared to happen at about the same time, as leafing of the Brimstone bush (quite late, mid April 23).
Container contents were protected from different seed entering, that might have germinated first, in the competing space.
General purpose compost, if not slightly acidic.
A hedge plant, with a flower that attracted bees, possibly responded better to pruning, than to flailing (which Hawthorn and Blackthorn appeared to respond well to and might have been very common in farmland hedgerows, for those in budget maintenance reasons).
As one might know, a genetic or chemical composition of a UK butterfly larval food plant, was intrinsically linked to an adult butterfly’s ability to recognise it and oviposit there. Also, the developing metamorphosis appeared to have been evolutionarily dependant, for body make up reasons.
Overripe AB seed in Autumn might have been collected and fermented for about a week in a jam jar of water, before seed retrieval (usually one seed per berry), the rest disposed of or composted and dry seed stored, before late winter/ early spring sowing.
Germination appeared to happen at about the same time, as leafing of the Brimstone bush (quite late, mid April 23).
Container contents were protected from different seed entering, that might have germinated first, in the competing space.
General purpose compost, if not slightly acidic.
A hedge plant, with a flower that attracted bees, possibly responded better to pruning, than to flailing (which Hawthorn and Blackthorn appeared to respond well to and might have been very common in farmland hedgerows, for those in budget maintenance reasons).