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Post by littleminnie on Jun 10, 2012 21:54:57 GMT -5
I see a lot of cabbage moths around my kale and bok choy but have never seen worms on either of those things. What do you think?
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Post by steev on Jun 10, 2012 23:10:14 GMT -5
Just a matter of time.
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Post by raymondo on Jun 11, 2012 0:51:32 GMT -5
What steev said!
They love mine.
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jun 11, 2012 4:50:19 GMT -5
I don't bother growing cabbages because of the darned things.
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Post by raymondo on Jun 11, 2012 5:26:04 GMT -5
I grow most of my brassicas under cover: a low polytunnel with some fine netting instead of plastic. They do beautifully and no grubs. Slugs still find them though  |
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jun 11, 2012 6:53:39 GMT -5
And slugs piss you off I take it? =o) I love emoticons!
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Post by oxbowfarm on Jun 11, 2012 7:06:08 GMT -5
They definitely attack them. I think they do less damage because they are easier for predators to find. I've watched paper wasps and hornets hunting them and finding them in the kale and collards. Cabbage gives them much better hiding places and tends to be a better color match. I rarely find mature full size cabbage worms on Lacinato or any red kale, I think it is just harder for them to hide due to camouflage failure.
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Post by steev on Jun 11, 2012 20:01:50 GMT -5
Good point and good reason to tolerate the wasps.
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Post by littleminnie on Jun 11, 2012 21:32:46 GMT -5
I do have red Russian kale. The bok choy is done. I start the season with row cover on everything, then it blows off and tears and gets removed. The napa cabbage cover tore into shreds the other day on its own. Acid rain?  |
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Post by steev on Jun 11, 2012 22:55:52 GMT -5
Crappy plastic.
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Post by oxbowfarm on Jun 12, 2012 21:03:43 GMT -5
That's why I want to try Protek-net it's supposed to be a lot stronger.
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Post by raymondo on Jun 14, 2012 18:40:49 GMT -5
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jun 14, 2012 19:02:39 GMT -5
That's a pretty nifty little set up you've got there Raymondo! How do you access the interior for harvest? Simply lift it like a lid on a trunk?
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Post by raymondo on Jun 14, 2012 22:19:22 GMT -5
The edges are pinned at each hoop using pins you can make out of coathanger wire. I just pull the pin(s) when I want access. The netting is woven plastic and allows air and water through. It's 2 m (~6'6") wide so makes a decent sized tunnel.
It is so good growing brassicas without having to worry about the damn caterpillars. As I mentioned earlier, I've still got slugs and snails to contend with but I'm hoping the woody mulch will put them off.
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Post by steev on Jun 14, 2012 23:09:58 GMT -5
That looks so professional. If I tried such a thing, it would be blown into the next county in no time. I get a lot of whirlwinds on the farm.
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