Talkback: Cabbage white caterpillars - Talkback

j.simpson

24/11/2011 at 15:27

I found caterpillars crawling across the snow a few weeks back grrrr!

I have tried nets and fleeces and they sitll get through:(

Elaine12

24/11/2011 at 15:27

I still have a huge problem with caterpillers. They stripped the sprouts throughout the winter and are still going strong. Whenever you go in the garden, whatever the weather, you cannot fail to find them. I thought they would die out in the cold but although they have slowed down they seem to be stronger than ever. Am I the only person who seems to have hardy caterpillers?!

intercomtex

24/11/2011 at 15:27

I saw on a TV Gardening Program that you could save the leaves of Rubbard in water making them very smelly. Then watering your cabages,etc with this mixture. Is this safe to do this ? this is surpost to keep the cab fly away!

osso

24/11/2011 at 15:28

i am told using nettles as a base for an infusion holds the caterpillors at bay god knows in a use for them i live near seville in spain where nettles grow real big so a use for them would be great garlic was also mentioned my garlic beds are great so any ideas would be useful

SimonRous

24/11/2011 at 15:29

Over the years I've tried everything to keep the cabbage white off my Brassicas without success. So I've given up with brassicas and concentrate on more rewarding crops like potatoes, broad beans, runner beans, onoins, garlic, peas, sweet corn and leeks. My globe artichokes have been great for 10 years, but did not corp well this year despite vigourous plant growth. I've left them in the same bed without any supplementary food. Any ideas?

Peat Ballan

09/12/2011 at 15:59

The butterfly to drive most gardeners demented, by their sheer determination to fly through the smallest mesh without touching the sides. I admire the blighters, but refuse to be beaten by them. Despite every effort to deny them feeding stations the fly through nettings and machine gun nests without let or hindrance. The best way to get them reduced is to persuade the wife to go and squeeze the eggs on the cabbage leaves !

Lindylou333

09/12/2011 at 16:41

My cauliflowers were nearly decimated by them. I successfully netted them against the pigeons but was tearing my hair out with the cabbage white. Think I will just not grow brassicas next year.

The Saint

20/03/2012 at 11:00

I'm going to try planting tons of nastursiums in the hope that they'll freely decimate them and leave my brassicas alone. Otherwise I may have to give up on them also. Nothing worse than having pests munch your carefully nurtured plants. I've already lost a few cabbages to slugs

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