I’m torn, on the one hand Swallowtail butterflies are beautiful, on the other my parsley is getting killed.
What would y’all do?
by cellocaster
39 Comments
pmcdny
I’d go buy parsley when I need it! So jelly!
HealthWealthFoodie
It’s theirs now. Plant some more elsewhere if you can and buy some as needed in the meantime
Unlikely_Context5048
Birds?
UrbanGarth-504
The parsley will come back!
MolotovBurrito
It’s not your parsley anymore ¯_(ツ)_/¯
koreanjesus7709
Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly is protected as an Endangered species by the Federal Endangered Species Act. If this is the species then it’s not your parsley anymore and if you remove them your freedom will be removed. sticky situation i’d say get more parsley, and support your wildlife.💯
TurnipSwap
plant more parsley.
smithtownie
Buy parsley at the store and enjoy the caterpillar’s appreciation?
bikeonychus
Next year, I would simply plant more 🙂
They also like carrot tops, and dill! I had a few nibbling my carrot tops and the carrots themselves grew without any issue. I wish I had gotten more, because the butterflies are really beautiful.
PriestessKikyo1
There are so many caterpillars on that one plant..unless the plant is way bigger than the portion shown in the photo you may need to move some more parsley, dill, fennel, or carrots within reach because they might run out. If you can’t move plants you can pick the stalk the caterpillar is on and put the stalk amongst one of the compatible plants.
Fenifula
It’s time to plant more anyway. I would get some more going in a big pot to bring in for the winter, and let the caterpillars enjoy the summer leftovers.
MElastiGirl
I plant extra parsley for them
gottagrablunch
Just buy some parsley. If they get to be Butterflies… so much positive karma.
Think of how happy each of those butterflies and future generations of butterflies will make people upon seeing them. They will inspire children to think the world is beautiful. The ones that don’t make it will feed baby birds or other pollinators( wasps). Flowers will get pollinated and will make people happy.
ObsessiveAboutCats
They eradicated my dill this spring. I was fine with that as I don’t eat much dill and it was getting too warm for it anyway. I brought one of my parsley plants to them (yay container gardening) when they ran out of dill but they were not as interested in it.
This year I will plant a bunch more dill; it’s almost time to start it (I am going to try seed starting indoors and direct sowing outdoors to see which does better). I have enjoyed seeing the butterflies.
petit_cochon
I’d buy parsley at the store. It’s not expensive. Your parsley will recover. These things coexist in nature. 🙂 Swallowtails are valuable.
Plant more parsley next year!
lycosa13
You can buy parsley at the store, they can’t
MuchMuzzy
Caterpillars are way more important than parsley
Researcher-Used
Tell me the truth, do you really need the parsley anyway? Lol.
I once was about to sacrifice my broccoli for white butterflies but the rain took care of it.
nine_clovers
Love and let live.
petcatsandstayathome
Omg I’ve never seen so many !
LovingShiva
I plant tons of dill and fennel for them
QueenRooibos
If it were me, I’d choose the monarchs! They need all the help we can give them…
climbing_runner
They got my celery. I let it happen.
CityBuckets
I would just plant some extra companion plants like dill. They are my dill plants and left everything else alone. So now I just plant extra for them. It’s a give and take situation. Now the vine borer can kiss my ass. It’s war with them.
jimmy_MNSTR
Next time plant some extra away from your garden and re-locate them. Butterflies are great pollinators.
CanuckInTheMills
Pssssst …There’s more at the store.
The_Melogna
Parsley is cheap 🤷♀️
tlhagg
I will send you seeds and some of my parsley if you let them eat yours! lol. I’d love to have them eating my parsley. Swallowtails are my favorite. 🦋
NastyHobits
Plant more for them!
VaWeedFarmer
Parsley will be back, so will dill. Plant extra if you can.
Paul__miner
You may feel better if you shift your mindset: the garden is for all of us, humans and wildlife alike.
schmoopser
I’ll trade you parsley for butterflies. I have way too much.
detkikka
I’m jealous, I have only been visited by one so far. I named it Stan, but it disappeared a few days after I found it 🙁
Regular-History7630
You planted that just for them right?🙃
SammyGoldNYC
Buy more parsley. 🐛🦋
sandman6977
Plant a sacrificial plant/group of plants next year to move them to if they pop up. That way you can cheer on the caterpillars and keep your preferred plants
CartographerUpbeat61
Stand back and say to yourself you are helping the world save butterflies 🦋!!!
Tarphiker
A worthy sacrifice for Mother Nature. We need our pollinators more than you need that parsley. With all due respect of course.
39 Comments
I’d go buy parsley when I need it! So jelly!
It’s theirs now. Plant some more elsewhere if you can and buy some as needed in the meantime
Birds?
The parsley will come back!
It’s not your parsley anymore ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly is protected as an Endangered species by the Federal Endangered Species Act. If this is the species then it’s not your parsley anymore and if you remove them your freedom will be removed. sticky situation i’d say get more parsley, and support your wildlife.💯
plant more parsley.
Buy parsley at the store and enjoy the caterpillar’s appreciation?
Next year, I would simply plant more 🙂
They also like carrot tops, and dill! I had a few nibbling my carrot tops and the carrots themselves grew without any issue. I wish I had gotten more, because the butterflies are really beautiful.
There are so many caterpillars on that one plant..unless the plant is way bigger than the portion shown in the photo you may need to move some more parsley, dill, fennel, or carrots within reach because they might run out. If you can’t move plants you can pick the stalk the caterpillar is on and put the stalk amongst one of the compatible plants.
It’s time to plant more anyway. I would get some more going in a big pot to bring in for the winter, and let the caterpillars enjoy the summer leftovers.
I plant extra parsley for them
Just buy some parsley. If they get to be Butterflies… so much positive karma.
Think of how happy each of those butterflies and future generations of butterflies will make people upon seeing them. They will inspire children to think the world is beautiful. The ones that don’t make it will feed baby birds or other pollinators( wasps). Flowers will get pollinated and will make people happy.
They eradicated my dill this spring. I was fine with that as I don’t eat much dill and it was getting too warm for it anyway. I brought one of my parsley plants to them (yay container gardening) when they ran out of dill but they were not as interested in it.
This year I will plant a bunch more dill; it’s almost time to start it (I am going to try seed starting indoors and direct sowing outdoors to see which does better). I have enjoyed seeing the butterflies.
I’d buy parsley at the store. It’s not expensive. Your parsley will recover. These things coexist in nature. 🙂 Swallowtails are valuable.
Plant more parsley next year!
You can buy parsley at the store, they can’t
Caterpillars are way more important than parsley
Tell me the truth, do you really need the parsley anyway? Lol.
I once was about to sacrifice my broccoli for white butterflies but the rain took care of it.
Love and let live.
Omg I’ve never seen so many !
I plant tons of dill and fennel for them
If it were me, I’d choose the monarchs! They need all the help we can give them…
They got my celery. I let it happen.
I would just plant some extra companion plants like dill. They are my dill plants and left everything else alone. So now I just plant extra for them. It’s a give and take situation. Now the vine borer can kiss my ass. It’s war with them.
Next time plant some extra away from your garden and re-locate them. Butterflies are great pollinators.
Pssssst …There’s more at the store.
Parsley is cheap 🤷♀️
I will send you seeds and some of my parsley if you let them eat yours! lol. I’d love to have them eating my parsley. Swallowtails are my favorite. 🦋
Plant more for them!
Parsley will be back, so will dill. Plant extra if you can.
You may feel better if you shift your mindset: the garden is for all of us, humans and wildlife alike.
I’ll trade you parsley for butterflies. I have way too much.
I’m jealous, I have only been visited by one so far. I named it Stan, but it disappeared a few days after I found it 🙁
You planted that just for them right?🙃
Buy more parsley. 🐛🦋
Plant a sacrificial plant/group of plants next year to move them to if they pop up. That way you can cheer on the caterpillars and keep your preferred plants
Stand back and say to yourself you are helping the world save butterflies 🦋!!!
A worthy sacrifice for Mother Nature. We need our pollinators more than you need that parsley. With all due respect of course.
Just move them