what am I doing wrong (cabbages )

JKJ · « **Reply #15 on:** June 21, 2009, 21:41 »

so a butterflies bum can fit through debris netting?

ive just bought loads of it too!

peapod · « **Reply #16 on:** June 21, 2009, 21:45 »

It sure can - raise it high enough above your veggies and make sure you dont plant too close to the edge of the bed

My friend found tons of eggs and holes today on his gorgeous brassicas (that were so good they drew the whole site in for oohs and aahhs). Hes gutted, though I did warn him, he had no more netting to raise the height and hoped itd be ok

kungfupanda · « **Reply #17 on:** June 21, 2009, 23:05 »

My Husband (Cabbage Man) says boil 2 or 3 rhubarb leaves in 1/2 gallon of water for 10 minutes or steep a big bundle of cabbage leaves in a half full water barrel for a month. Spray or water your cabbages with the resultant liquid once a week and after heavy rain. This will help mask the chemical signature of the brassicas when the cabbage whites land and so camoflage them. This will not totally prevent caterpiller infestations but should reduce them to a manageable level without the use of man made pesticides. This concoction also seems to help keep blackfly off my broad beans and runners.

Beetroot queen · « **Reply #18 on:** June 22, 2009, 06:34 »

Quote from: kungfupanda on June 21, 2009, 23:05

My Husband (Cabbage Man) says boil 2 or 3 rhubarb leaves in 1/2 gallon of water for 10 minutes or steep a big bundle of cabbage leaves in a half full water barrel for a month. Spray or water your cabbages with the resultant liquid once a week and after heavy rain. This will help mask the chemical signature of the brassicas when the cabbage whites land and so camoflage them. This will not totally prevent caterpiller infestations but should reduce them to a manageable level without the use of man made pesticides. This concoction also seems to help keep blackfly off my broad beans and runners.

will try today I have placed a larger net on the cabbages so fingers crossed

Yorkie · « **Reply #19 on:** June 22, 2009, 18:31 »

That's an old treatment, kungfupanda, and what you choose to do on your plot is obviously up to you, but for the wider readership I do just need to point out that use of home-made remedies against pests and diseases is no longer legal

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