Brad GrimmLeisure, Hobbies, Science, Nature
Brad GrimmLeisure, Hobbies, Science, Nature

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In support of growing milkweed plants I am sharing the value that native milkweed has for monarch butterflies. Your host, Brad Grimm, created a website dedicated to education about milkweed. Visit http://www.GrowMilkweedPlants.com Get started taking action to find and grow milkweed. I'll warn you in advance, you may fall in love with this plant. The podcast dedicated to all things milkweed related. Topics include Asclepias, Monarch butterflies, milkweed, gardening and pollinators.

  • GMP 56: Bobby Gendron presents Asclepias
    Recorded January 2023. Boby Gendron presents Asclepias from across the western United States.
  • GMP 55: Asclepias fascicularis relocation project conclusion
    Asclepias fascicularis plants living dangerousely close to the highway where mowing was preventing it from reseeding the surrounding area. Seeds were collected and grown and planted back, along the fenceline to ensure the success...
  • GMP 54: Understanding the Distribution and Abundance of Asclepias Prostrata in South Texas PHD Defence by Liz Gonzalez
    View the video presentation on YouTube at Tweet inviting the public to watch the presentation live.
  • GMP 53: International Western Monarch Summit keynote speaker notes: Dr Gail Morris and many others
    Presentation notes from the International Western Monarch Summit 2023. Dr Gail Morris, Southwest Monarch Study Coordinator. Divergent Migration Destinations and Overwintering Strategies of Monarchs in the Southwest. Patrick Anthony Guerra, University...
  • GMP 52: International Western Monarch Summit keynote speaker notes: Dr Myron Zalucki and many more
    Summarizing the events on the morning of day two of the International Western Monarch Summit 2023. Keynote speaker Dr. Myron Zalucki sets it straight that more data is needed on the Western Monarch Migration and milkweed distribution in the western...
  • GMP 51: International Western Monarch Summit keynote speaker notes Dr. David James Washington State University
    After a break of nearly two years. I have returned with great content to keep you plugged into the strides being made to support monarch butterflies. This eposide remineses about the 2020/2021 work done with Monarch Sanctuary Project near Austin...
  • GMP 50: National Plant A Flower Day
    Sarah and I sow seeds and plant plants to enhance a habitat for The Monarch Sanctuary Project
  • GMP 49: Western Monarch Count 2020
    The canary has died.
  • GMP 48: Zone 8b Mild Winter Milkweed Growing and Seed Starting
    Winter be damned. I'm gonna grow milkweed right thru the frost. Arizona milkweed and Aquatic milkweed are the number one stunners of the season. Tropical's persist, or die, depending on the duration of freezing weather. Seed starting tips: put...
  • GMP 47: RIP Tropical Milkweeds
    Putting Your Garden To Bed This Autumn
  • GMP 46: A Dose of Milkweed with Danny Sanchez
    A Dose of Milkweed with Danny Sanchez Danny began gardening at an early age. Take a look at one of Danny's earliest experiences in the garden. Danny's passion for gardening has only grown over the years. Guest: Danny Sanchez instagram ...
  • GMP 45: Blood Avocados And The Cartel
    Two Protectors Of The Forest Found Dead. Who Is To Blame?
  • GMP 44: Giant Milkweed and Hawaiian Monarchs of Kauai Hawaii
    Big Milkweed on a Small Pacific Island
  • GMP 43: Tucson Area Milkweed
    MILKWEED HIT LIST ✔️ Asclepias asperula https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/62298 ✔️ Asclepias nyctaginifolia https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/62294 ✔️ Asclepias tuberosa https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47912 ✔️ Asclepias linaria...
  • GMP 42: Asclepias welshii aka Welsh's milkweed at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes
    Day trip to the Coral Pink Sand Dunes in Utah to seed Welsh's milkweed
  • GMP 41: Florida milkweed rundown and some fun over asclepias in Nevada
    Milkweed experts wander into a meeting at a milkweed plant in the mountains. Florida milkweed: what to expect when looking for milkweedare
  • GMP 40: Oh snap! Las Vegas has a lot of milkweed.
    Las Vegas milkweed test garden is ground zero for the start of the western migration. Monarch population status update.
  • GMP 39: Milkweed butterflies of the Rio Grande Valley
    "Politics divide. Butterflies unite. Plant milkweed." -Monarch Gardens
  • GMP 38: Tahoe-Pyramid Trail Exploration
    Re-discovering milkweed and wildlife along the Truckee river.
  • GMP 37: Milkweed clothing. Is it the next big thing or just a fad?
    Where are monarchs now? Will they survive the fall migration? Learn how to help the monarch butterfly.