Create a Pollinator Paradise
Steps in creating a pollinator paradise in your home landscape:
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Step 1: Evaluate your garden space.ﾠ
How much sun does it receive?ﾠ Does it hold water or have good drainage?
Step 2: Consider having your soil tested at your local Extension office.ﾠ Results will help you pinpoint soil nutrition deficiencies.
Step 3: Choose plants considering your planting site and life style. If you are a traveler or busy outside of your home, choose lower maintenance plants.ﾠ
Lean towards natives.
Step 4: To attract the most diverse types of insects, vary flower form color and size.ﾠ
Step 5: Make sure some of your choices include August bloomers for the Census!
Plant in mass. Don’t plant one milkweed plant hoping to attract Monarch butterflies.
If you have the room, plant 5, 7, 9 or more of each plant variety to ensure the butterflies can easily find the plants.ﾠ
Remember, though, even a large pot of pollinator plants
on a patio balcony can make a difference!
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