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bird netting

any thats ok Hi, This old thread may help you with your bird problem and with the insect problem you may get with a lot of your veg. I took my netting off my first lot of broccolli and cabbage last week as they were about ready and the cabbage whites by 4711

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15/07/2012 13:04:41

by mark talbot

Talkback: Pollen beetles and sweet peas

was! Here in Gloucestershire my sweet peas have been prolific but have masses of pollen beetles. (Also am constantly picking off sweet pea leaves covered in caterpillars (as well as leaves covered in eggs). The cabbage whites love my pea leaves by Sweet pea

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28/11/2011 18:39:16

by undergardener

Talkback: Tomatoes, aubergines and peppers

soil is heavy clay so I might give that a go. Last year I grew cabbages in pots, the copper tape stopped any slugs and they grew well, pity I forgot about the caterpillars, totally decimated! The first time I grew cabbages they did well. One night I by southwickman

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11/05/2012 14:09:28

by Excitable Boy

Talkback: Growing broccoli

the lot to the cabbage white's offspring - the whole bed was writhing with caterpillars - I had been ill in bed for a week and unable to chase them off with my tennis racket (I'm sure my neighbours think I'm insane) I wimped out and left them for my by Dahlia Lover

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28/11/2011 18:39:49

by TonytheDigger

Talkback: First butterflies of the year

fortunate than me as all I've seen are a couple of cabbage whites. I do love watching the butterflies when I have the chance - they are sooooo beautiful. I keep my binoculars handy so that I can get a good view. Hope I get some more colourful ones appearing by C Pattinson

28/11/2011 18:38:33

by jjMichael

Sprout Protection

them with hoops and a very fine netting - a bit like fine voile net curtaining. I bought loads of it a few years ago and it was well worth the expense as beforehand I was constantly picking off the cabbage white eggs and caterpillars - that by Andrew Kenneth

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18/06/2012 20:48:25

by susan howard2

Talkback: Butterflies in the garden

spotted two peacock butterflies and an a lovely yellow one which definitely wasn't a cabbage white. Could anyone please enlighten me? Peaceful - you probably saw a brimstone yellow butterfly, bright yellow is the male and greenish yellow the female by Pauline Claire

28/11/2011 18:40:39

by Sarah's Seedlings

Talkback: Butterflies

, etc - but hardly any butterflies have graced my garden this summer! :-( I have seen the odd cabbage white but nothing else at all. Lots of bees though, especially bumbles (along with a hornet a few weeks ago which was interesting) and I by John Waters

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28/11/2011 18:37:18

by Rebeca

Talkback: Growing radicchio

is that it goes into the ground after the cabbage white caterpillars have done their worst, along with its bitter flavour, this seems to preserve it from predation. It can be a bit of an acquired taste though! Andy Smith, they look like tomatoes beceause by andy smith

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28/11/2011 18:41:09

by joanna holding

Talkback: Big Butterfly Count

that nothing gets wasted in nature, isn't it! I saw more butterflies in the Botanic garden today but only cabbage whites, none of the lovely painted ladies we usually have hordes of. There were more butterflies than usual in my garden in the early, warm, sunny by Fran

28/11/2011 18:43:58

by sungreenhouses

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