Late Season for the Monarchs this Year

We were beginning to wonder if our Monarchs were ever going to come. Most of our spring Milkweed went to waste. We may have seen 1-2 Monarchs at the most. Then August came and the Milkweed was in full bloom again, and the Monarchs started to pop in. It has been nonstop since. Monarchs galore! This year I grew my own Milkweed from seeds or what was left over from last year popped up. I have had no problems with a yard full of handicap Monarchs like last year. That was dreadful! I bought a bad batch of Milkweed from Lowes because we ran out and it must have been spiked with insecticide because many butterflies came out of their crysallis missing this and that. It was awful. We spent a good deal of time caring for them till they passed. They couldn't fly or could barely fly and we would have to lift them onto a great big zinnia for the day to feed and drink. Fortunately this year all the Monarchs are flawless. Such a pretty site!