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Does anyone collar Turnips or Swedes?

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Zippy

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Does anyone collar Turnips or Swedes?
« on: June 04, 2010, 14:15 »
Of course I collar my Kale, Broccoli and Kohl Rabi, but is it just too much faffing to be putting collars on Swedes and Turnips? They are brassicas as well.
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Re: Does anyone collar Turnips or Swedes?
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2010, 17:07 »
Nothing seems to eat my swedes and turnips except flea beetle and I don't suppose a collar will stop the little blighters, so I don't bother!
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Re: Does anyone collar Turnips or Swedes?
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2010, 17:40 »
I dont bother either, and I always do well with my swede
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Re: Does anyone collar Turnips or Swedes?
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2010, 00:09 »
i tihnk if u suffer on your other brassicas it needs doing!!!
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Re: Does anyone collar Turnips or Swedes?
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2010, 00:55 »
don't know what you mean about collar.. sorry.. but I have found a great product to keep those peskies at bay... and anything else you want.... (even the fat puddy cat...when he gets in the way...) and number one.. the OH!!!! PMSL!  Mmmm and those other bad pests stay away.... its called "garlick wonder"
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Re: Does anyone collar Turnips or Swedes?
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2010, 08:29 »
'collar' refers to a cabbage collar.  If you do a search for cabbage collar on the forum you'll get a description / how to make them, but they stop the cabbage root fly laying its eggs at the base of the stem and then the maggots munching through the stem  :mad:
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