Help - caterpillars are destroying my lettuce, rocket and radishes

researcher

ok - I've watered the plant with washing up liquid (diluted).
I've picked rhubarb leaves and soaked them in water, and..........:eek:

I've picked off as many of the little b****rs as I can - and some of them were quite big :eek: but I DID IT - WITHOUT GLOVES. Oh I feel soooo brave :cool:

I'm just going for a lie down with a BIG glass of something strong.

Thanks for the tips + I'm going to see if I can get some derris tomorrow.

The little b****rs picked the wrong person here. :rotfl:

demented_2

researcher wrote:

ok - I've watered the plant with washing up liquid (diluted).
I've picked rhubarb leaves and soaked them in water, and..........:eek:

I've picked off as many of the little b****rs as I can - and some of them were quite big :eek: but I DID IT - WITHOUT GLOVES. Oh I feel soooo brave :cool:

I'm just going for a lie down with a BIG glass of something strong.

Thanks for the tips + I'm going to see if I can get some derris tomorrow.

The little b****rs picked the wrong person here. :rotfl:

LOL :rotfl: :rotfl: Researcher your a gardener after my own heart, Strong drink in hand but no Gloves you are brave,
did you say to them ok punks make my day as you were evicting them.

nicki_2

I've got a similar problem in my garden - everything is bring eaten except for the tomato plants :mad: I had a beautiful garden full of flowers, lettuce and other veg and nearly everything has been reduced to stalks. I've taken to collecting the caterpillars I can spot in a bucket and then pouring boiling water onto them