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Old 20-10-2013, 03:35 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Gary Woods Gary Woods is offline
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Default Oh for some cold nights

Roger Tonkin wrote:

Not wanting to spray, is there any other (easier)
sloution?


Are you opposed to biological controls? Bacillus Thurigensis AKA BT works
well on the cabbage worms, though they don't curl up and die instantly.
Full disclosu I'm in the Northeastern U.S., and we've only had a very
light frost so far, but the cabbage worms seem gone from the scene.


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