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Emagggie

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Re: Theres nothing left :(
« Reply #20 on: August 20, 2008, 17:37:22 »
The stuff I used (and it seems to have done the job) is Sprayday Greenfly Killer Plus Debster.
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tim

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Re: Theres nothing left :(
« Reply #21 on: August 20, 2008, 17:57:16 »
You still have to go through squashing the eggs?

Kea

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Re: Theres nothing left :(
« Reply #22 on: August 20, 2008, 18:05:02 »
Well I've given up on cabbages earlier this year after carefully netting them I successfully kept the butterflys/caterpillars off then the slugs just ate them...almost fully grown cabbages practically overnight. >:(

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Re: Theres nothing left :(
« Reply #23 on: August 20, 2008, 19:43:48 »
I have said it before "Enviromesh", my brassicas are nice, healthy and grown the natural way with out any spray.

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Re: Theres nothing left :(
« Reply #24 on: August 20, 2008, 23:30:52 »
Kea, try bran for the slugs. They love it and can either dry out or pop after eating too much. But even if it doesn't kill them they'll leave your brassicas alone.

Its only £4-ish for a HUGE sack at animal feed places. Beer traps are fab too ;)
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Re: Theres nothing left :(
« Reply #25 on: August 20, 2008, 23:34:27 »
I have said it before "Enviromesh", my brassicas are nice, healthy and grown the natural way with out any spray.

Yes, that keeps the butterflies and pigeons out - but not the slugs.
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Re: Theres nothing left :(
« Reply #26 on: August 20, 2008, 23:39:22 »
perfect thank you, i find on smal infestations i can squash the eggs and a sharp pair of scissors works well on the caterpillars

 

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