Thanks to you all for your advice - better luck next year then!


"Broadback" wrote in message
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Bob Hobden wrote:
"Udo Dölz" wrote

I am new to growing vegetables, and have always wanted to grow Spouts.
The problem is the caterpillars. Every day I am removing dozens of them
and still it looks like I'm fighting a losing battle.

There has to be a more effective way of preventing them, and controlling
tem, but I do not want to use chemicals!

I would be very grateful for some advice.


Used to be able to buy a bacteria in a sachet (BCH?) that made a spray
that if the little devils ate any they got infected and died. Took a few
days to work, but work it did.
Probable not allowed now.

I visit mine regularly,wearing a pair of gardening gloves. Look under all
the leaves for clusters of very small yellow eggs, carefully scrape off.
No caterpillars