Brassica hassle

NASH · « **on:** October 05, 2010, 16:37 »

Caterpillars, slugs and snails, whitefly, cabbage root fly, club root, the hastle to grow Brassicas is amazing, I removed some debris netting the other day and it was snowing whitefly, slugs in my cauli crowns, snails on the leaves.

I think Brassicas are the most challanging things to grow !

TheSpartacat · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2010, 16:43 »

I think so too!!

Y'know, there's a guy two plots up from me, and he uses absolutely NOTHING on his brassicas- all are left out in the open, while everyone elses plot is a sea of netting...
And you should see his brassicas!!!! His cabbages are immense! Lovely rich foliage- not a spot or blot or nibble... they look like they just stepped off the front cover of a seed packet...

I DON'T KNOW HOW HE DOES IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm thinking we need to corner him in his shed, shine a torch in his face and do some police style questioning to get some answers out of him!!! If he breaks, I'll let you know what he says!

aelf · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2010, 16:49 »

He must be using chemicals.

There are farmer's fields full of cabbages round here, also all out in the open. I wonder what they are using to keep the blighters off?

TheSpartacat · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2010, 16:56 »

My guess is nematodes of some description.
I have to admit to watching him out of the corner of my eye when he's there working, and have never seen him spray a thing.
But however he manages to keep slugs at bay, I have no idea. Not a pellet to be seen.
Must be nematodes??!!

NASH · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2010, 17:02 »

Quote from: aelf on October 05, 2010, 16:49

He must be using chemicals.

There are farmer's fields full of cabbages round here, also all out in the open. I wonder what they are using to keep the blighters off?

I think that there are not many slugs on farmers land, no where for them to hide compared to the allotments on my site, I fancy a walk in a farmers field of brassicas just to see if any whitefly apper in clouds like they do around my plots.......just dont fancy being chased off with his shotgun.

NASH · « **Reply #5 on:** October 05, 2010, 17:08 »

And I forgot Pigeons

DD. · « **Reply #6 on:** October 05, 2010, 17:12 »

Oh come on.

How can you forget pigeons?

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