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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: northener on February 11, 2009, 16:55:13

Title: Savoys eaten
Post by: northener on February 11, 2009, 16:55:13

Been looking forward to harvesting my savoys, could'nt believe it covered in Whitefly and nothing to salvage. Its been below freezing everynight for around week. Thought it would have killed these nastys.

Title: Re: Savoys eaten
Post by: saddad on February 11, 2009, 17:02:47

What's eaten them? Pigeons? Whitefly don't eat them in any real sense...  ???

Title: Re: Savoys eaten
Post by: RobinOfTheHood on February 11, 2009, 18:55:38

If you cook them with whitefly on, it 'disappears'.

Don't tell the missus I said so.   :-X

Title: Re: Savoys eaten
Post by: davyw1 on February 11, 2009, 19:56:16

Quote from: RobinOfTheHood on February 11, 2009, 18:55:38

If you cook them with whitefly on, it 'disappears'.

Don't tell the missus I said so.   :-X

And its extra meat rations during these economical times

Title: Re: Savoys eaten
Post by: PurpleHeather on February 12, 2009, 06:53:41

Submerge them in water after cutting,  to drown the white flies.

Eating the odd one or few will do less damage than the residue of the chemicals in a spray used to kill them.

Title: Re: Savoys eaten
Post by: gardentg44 on February 12, 2009, 07:42:57

Quote from: RobinOfTheHood on February 11, 2009, 18:55:38

[If you cook them with whitefly on, it 'disappears'.]

Don't tell the missus I said so.   :-X

so the whitefly in my lottie must be yours then Robin.

please take them back!

Title: Re: Savoys eaten
Post by: northener on February 12, 2009, 09:08:06

Their is nothing left to cook. I'm talking stripped at first i thought Caterpillars but then spotted the Whitefly. I can't see it being Pigeons.

Title: Re: Savoys eaten
Post by: growmore on February 12, 2009, 09:45:05

It will be caterpillars .I posted a warning about 3 weeks ago.  I am still picking em off my winter and spring greens...I have never known em this late in season especially with all  frost we have had of late .
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,48366.msg487736.html#msg487736

Title: Re: Savoys eaten
Post by: RobinOfTheHood on February 12, 2009, 16:41:19

New one on me too, mine all died in October....

GTG, they're definitely yours. Keep em.

Title: Re: Savoys eaten
Post by: northener on February 12, 2009, 17:28:37

I'll have a look over the weekend and whatever it is i'll drop them off up Gt Houghton for you two. I've never known Caterpillars over winter have you Jim? I t does'nt make sense with their lifecycle.

Title: Re: Savoys eaten
Post by: manicscousers on February 12, 2009, 18:31:30

one of the men on our plots found small green caterpillars all over his psb at the wekend, chickens loved them  ;D
we've had -5 here, quite regularly over the past weeks, can't understand it  :o

Title: Re: Savoys eaten
Post by: RobinOfTheHood on February 12, 2009, 21:16:25

Quote from: northener on February 12, 2009, 17:28:37

I'll have a look over the weekend and whatever it is i'll drop them off up Gt Houghton for you two. I've never known Caterpillars over winter have you Jim? I t does'nt make sense with their lifecycle.

Must be global warming. -5 is much warmer than it used to be.  ::)

Title: Re: Savoys eaten
Post by: northener on February 12, 2009, 22:46:06

Manics, ours won't eat caterpillars only slugs and snails, good girls.

Title: Re: Savoys eaten
Post by: manicscousers on February 13, 2009, 15:52:54

found a huge, green one in the soil today, they fought over it  :o ;D