Freezing Leaves

[NickiM]

I saw a post where someone mentioned freezing milkweed leaves. Could anyone who's done this please give some details--whole leaves, how long you kept them, etc. I would like to be able to do this, even starting in May and June for the August rush. Especially, when the milkweed is so dry by the time we have cats around here.

[Mona Miller]

http://www.monarchwatch.org/forums/view ... eed#p10647
This topic talks more about freezing and feeding leaves. I hope the person who posted it, can give you more details. You might want to send them a private message.

[jturk3]

I've frozen Common Milkweed leaves and fed to larger caterpillars. They will eat it but if given a choice they will go to fresh leaves. Frozen leaves change a bit structurally and get dryer but larger cats don't seem to mind too much. It enables me to go to a patch where mowing is going to be done and collect leaves to use later. I mix fresh and frozen in each rearing container.