[kirpi]

This is Drago a spring cabbage but I am having to cut them now as they have been heavily drilled by something.

I haven't seen caterpillars in the netted cage and there isn't the telltale caterpillar faeces between the leaves. Slugs? but I thought they wouldn't stay long enough to drill holes quite this deep.

[Springlands]

Could it be a mouse or vole?

[sunshineband]

Voles do that to my cabbages ---Golden Acres. Have to cut them as soon as they are ready to eat so that they stay intact.

Luckily they don't seem to like red cabbage 

[kirpi]

Ah - I didn't think of four legged beasties.

[ghost61]

I have had some similar holes and the culprits were still there, big fat slugs.

[bravemurphy]

I had some of this , not as bad but there were a good few fat snails hiding under the cabbages.

[Sweet Pea 2]

I was just wondering what sort of netting you use to keep cattaspillars and butterflies out.  I have some spring cabbages and caulis that I am intending to plant out.

[Rampant_Weasel]

rat poison will deal with voles

[ghost61]

Sweet Pea, I use scaffolding netting, it's cheap and can be used year after year.  Your cabbages etc will be susceptible to pigeon damage this time of year rather than caterpillars etc.

[snowdrops]

Sweet Pea, I use scaffolding netting, it's cheap and can be used year after year.  Your cabbages etc will be susceptible to pigeon damage this time of year rather than caterpillars etc.

Sometimes it's called debris netting,I have made a net over mine for the last 3/4 or so years, if I get a bigger hole in it I just sew it up. Down the selvage edges there are bigger holes woven in they are great for putting tent pegs through to anchor it without damaging the actual net.

[kirpi]

I used debris netting this year - cheaper than fine mesh insect netting.

[Sweet Pea 2]

great thanks for your advice. 

[Elm street]

Check out my diary page to see debris netting in action.
It is over water pipe hoops, make sure you get the wide netting, as you need a fair height to get over the top of your brassicas.

Mel