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caterpillers on my cabbages ? any ideas?
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sarah1
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caterpillers on my cabages ?? please help.. :mad:
Today i've got loads of tiny caterpillers and white fly things on my cabbages munching away RIGHT NOW !!!!!
They weren't there yesterday and when i have come home from work today there are hundreds what can i do apart from kicking their heads in one by one ?
any advice greatly welcomed but please hurry cos there will be nothing left at this rate !!!!!!!! :mad:
Today i've got loads of tiny caterpillers and white fly things on my cabbages munching away RIGHT NOW !!!!!
They weren't there yesterday and when i have come home from work today there are hundreds what can i do apart from kicking their heads in one by one ?
any advice greatly welcomed but please hurry cos there will be nothing left at this rate !!!!!!!! :mad:
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I'm afraid that you have to by rough with them, asking them to go politely won't work, either kill them (squash them by hand or foot) or put them and a bit of the leaf that they are sitting on on the compost heap out of harms way....you will need to check every day now, under the leaves in particular0
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I know that spraying a mild solution of washing up liquid does no harm to plants and deals with greenfly so if you've got a spray bottle you can use (even temporarily empty a full one and rinse well) and give them a going over with that - even if it doesn't kill the pests it might put them off...Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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Pick off the bits of leaves with the caterpillars on and give it to your chickens (assuming you have some
) They'll love you for it! I have the mind of a criminal genius. I keep it in the freezer next to Mother....0 -
That's a good idea to give them to the chickens but there are just so many of them and they are really really tiny. That will take me all night but i will try it.
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Squish 'em!
(Yukk!!)
Alternatively liquid derris can be bought from a garden centre, it is organic & safe to use - at least for everyone but the bugs!0 -
Or if you're really Old Style, Harry Dodson of Victorian Kitchen Garden fame recommends a blunderbus discharged across the top of the cabbages - apparently it makes all the caterpillars fall off (probably perforates every leaf too - but he didn't mention that bit)There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't
In many cases it helps if you say where you are - someone with local knowledge might be able to give local specifics rather than general advice0 -
Dirty washing up water works on white fly really well:D says she as she chucks another bowlful over her honeysuckle;)Post Natal Depression is the worst part of giving birth:p
In England we have Mothering Sunday & Father Christmas, Mothers day & Santa Clause are American merchandising tricks:mad: Demonstrate pride in your heirtage by getting it right please people!0 -
Will soapy water work for all plants? Before I go mad at me roses!oooh look only about 220 posts and I got round to doing my Avatar already!!0
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Roses is what I first ever used it for, on advice from an old gardener Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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Speaking of roses, any tips on getting rid of black spots on leaves.
It's a lovely old bush, apart from the spots.I ave a dodgy H, so sometimes I will sound dead common, on occasion dead stupid and rarely, pig ignorant. Sometimes I may be these things, but I will always blame it on my dodgy H.
Sorry, I'm a bit of a grumble weed today, no offence intended ... well it might be, but I'll be sorry.0
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