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Caterpillar Chow Habitat Farms is dedicated to preserving our Human connections to nature through education and research and urban development.

11/05/2026

Are you as hungry as a caterpillar? This Saturday come get hotdogs on us when you get plants! Milkweed starts are ready to plant right now. We also have living root stock available.

Species available:
Calitropis procera- Tall milkweed
Asclepias fascicularis- Narrowleaf
Gomphocarpus physocarpus- Pufferfish
Oxypetalum coeruleum- Tweedia
Asclepias angustifolia- Arizona milkweed
All for just $5 each!
So come get your host plants and feed the kids!

Tall milkweed boasts huge purple blooms and can grow tall and skinny rapidly in poor soil.
Tweedia is a beautiful fuzzy plant with heart shaped leaves and striking blue flowers.
Pufferfish (aka Hairy Balls) is a tall oleander like milkweed with dangling white and purple flowers and large air filled seed pods.

We will be open 8-5 Saturday
11-7-26

Need plants now? Text 619-987-7848 to make an appointment!

Located:
11470 Posthill Pl
Lakeside, CA 92040

06/03/2026

Sneak peek at our garden going in at the San Diego Fair!

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05/03/2026

From Susie Vanderlip in Orange County:
“Communication this past week (April 30, 2026) with Dr. Chip Taylor, Founder Monarch Watch and preeminent expert in monarch research.
Thought you might appreciate his comments relative to migration and native vs non-native (tropical) milkweed.

• What is happening from San Diego to Ventura is going to move up the CA coastline. Tropical Milkweed is going to be the dominant milkweed as far north as San Francisco in a matter of decades.

• The seasons are out of whack [due to global warming] and there is nothing we can do about it - and it's going to get worse.

• Regarding tropical milkweed: More milkweed equals more monarchs. It’s that simple.

• As to breaking diapause, or not entering diapause, that’s all about temperature. The production of JH is temperature dependent and has nothing to do with the plants [what milkweed is or isn't around in October/November].

• BLOG by Dr. Taylor on Monarchs, milkweeds and O. e.: It’s time for a more holistic approach”

https://monarchwatch.org/blog/2022/04/19/monarchs-milkweeds-and-o-e-its-time-for-a-more-holistic-approach/?fbclid=IwdGRjcARkI8dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEep3urx1ZQi_EoP5h0NSriqmti8t8t7c1nCjHFnGQtDs5wUO0MnhioQFyd67U_aem_pshIzuNq-ryWmgz6xGY8Dw

There have been many papers written on the relationship between monarchs and their neogregarine parasite Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, hereafter referred to as O.e. These papers have covered a number of topics including, infection rates, how spores are distributed by infected adults, how the relative...

04/25/2026

Milkweed and other native plants for sale tomorrow!
Saturday April 25
9:30-3
11470 posthill pl
Lakeside, ca 92040

All 2” pots are
Mix/match 5/$20!

Small air-bag narrowleaf (lots of roots!)
$6 each or 6/$30

Ask about California milkweed too! (Limited supply)

See you then!
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04/18/2026

We’re here at Vista La Mesa for the ribbon cutting of the new pollinator pathway installed by our local community!

We have native pollinator plants including milkweeds for sale!

Come see us, we’re here till 6pm today!

4210 Massachusetts Ave, La Mesa

We have vining and California milkweed here and lots of fresh Narrowleaf!

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Address

11470 Posthill Place
Lakeside, CA
92040

Telephone

+16199877848

Website

http://caterpillarchowhabitatfarms.org/

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