collars for cabbage plants

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collars for cabbage plants
« on: July 31, 2011, 16:38 »
Hi planted winter cabb plants today for collars i used roofing felt cut in 6"sq approx it worked under some brussels the slugs and bugs don't seem to like the rough surface cheers Tony 51

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Re: collars for cabbage plants
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2011, 17:35 »
a lot of us do that, or use cardboard, rather than buy them already cut :)

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Re: collars for cabbage plants
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2011, 00:23 »
I cut mine from a roll of damp proofing membrane. The dark winter nights just fly by  :D

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Re: collars for cabbage plants
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2011, 05:50 »
"The dark winter nights just fly by  "

Mistress Ploppy strikes again...;0)

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Re: collars for cabbage plants
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2011, 08:33 »
I cut mine from a roll of damp proofing membrane. The dark winter nights just fly by  :D

and that's the time to make your paper pots  :D

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Re: collars for cabbage plants
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2011, 09:52 »
Would you use them for sprouting broccoli too?

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Re: collars for cabbage plants
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2011, 10:04 »
Yes.
The cabbage root fly (and the cabbage white butterfly) like all the brassicas.


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