Caterpillars...

nipper31 · « **on:** September 09, 2008, 10:52 »

My cabbages and PSB are being eaten by caterpillars till the leaves are lacy :cry: Is there anything I can do to remedy this or at least save what's left :?:

Aidy · « **Reply #1 on:** September 09, 2008, 11:01 »

Couple of things, you could spray them with somekind of spray, or as i do drown the rascals, but this does mean having to spend all of your time on the plot, nasty job but someone has to do it.

frangardener · « **Reply #2 on:** September 10, 2008, 12:36 »

I pick them off and put them in the compost bin where I like to kid myself they might die happy munching peelings, but they probably just escape back to the cabbage patch as I always find more next day!

Rampant_Weasel · « **Reply #3 on:** September 10, 2008, 12:40 »

net them off with scaffolders netting....
somehow they have got in cold frame, i have 2 trays of spring cabbage plants in there and in the pots there are hundreds of eggs :cry: and most of the plants are stalks now

paintedlady · « **Reply #4 on:** September 10, 2008, 14:38 »

Quote from: "frangardener"

I pick them off and put them in the compost bin where I like to kid myself they might die happy munching peelings, but they probably just escape back to the cabbage patch as I always find more next day!

Yep

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