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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: lisaparkin on June 28, 2012, 21:44:33

Title: Eaten cabbages
Post by: lisaparkin on June 28, 2012, 21:44:33
What is the eating cabbages?  Is it most likely to be slugs?  The red cabbages, broccoli, caulis have not been touched  ??? ???
Title: Re: Eaten cabbages
Post by: manicscousers on June 28, 2012, 22:07:46
Slugs and snails seem to be eating all our brassicas  :-\
Title: Re: Eaten cabbages
Post by: goodlife on June 28, 2012, 22:17:49
Pigeons?
Title: Re: Eaten cabbages
Post by: macmac on June 28, 2012, 23:12:54
everythings eating mine 'cept me  :(
Title: Re: Eaten cabbages
Post by: gp.girl on June 28, 2012, 23:40:17
Had 2 big green catepillars, not cabbage white :'(

Title: Re: Eaten cabbages
Post by: susan1 on June 29, 2012, 00:34:15
Lost a whole row of cabbages to the blasted pigeons  :'(. and they were the only ones that weren't netted. Note to self get some more debris netting
Title: Re: Eaten cabbages
Post by: Pescador on June 29, 2012, 11:32:33
We've even had the pigeons going under the netting this year, which they never used to do.
Title: Re: Eaten cabbages
Post by: Eamon on June 29, 2012, 19:17:43
Have you checked the backs of leaves for caterpillars, and rows of maturing caterpillar eggs? I've had to scrap the eggs off before they get a chance to hatch. You'll only catch slugs and snails after sundown, which is fine if it's your back garden, but a bit of an ask if it means a hike to your allotment.