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Old 06-06-2009, 09:50 PM posted to triangle.gardens
Craig Watts Craig Watts is offline
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Default Cabbage worms


Will the plants recover when the worms are gone? They are pretty
chewed up, but then the heads have barely begun to form. Seems like
there's plenty of time for new, healthy growth.



Weeds and worms run the same schedule in early spring. Once
they have a leg up on you you are in a catch up game. My
motto has changed to work the hardest in early spring and
the rewards will come through in the harvest.

Our personal choice is to use liquid sevin for the worms.
It's very effective to save you broccoli and cabbage. We
attack early and often.

For weeds we use the school of hard labor and a hoe. Again,
early and often. Once the canopy of the crop is up the sun
will not get to the weeds as effective.

Good luck and keep up with your open desire to learn.

Craig