Keeping Your Brassicas Pest Free
I like to grow organically & found out how easy it was to keep my Brassica plants pest free. Do you grow broccoli, kale, cabbage or cauliflower? Read more below.
The cabbage moth lays her eggs on your Brassica plants.
Cabbage moth larva eat your Brassica vegetables so quickly!
I would rather have a healthy looking cabbage like this.
Spread the floating row cover so that it can lift as your plants grow. Weight it down with rocks.
This is how my garden looks underneath the floating row cover. So healthy!
Kohlrabi looks perfect and it won't be long to harvest.
Try using pantyhose to keep your cabbage pest free.
Red cabbage seems to be unaffected by the cabbage moth.
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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Glad I don't have ant problems. Ants love dry soil.
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Do you spray the soap and water solution right on the plants?
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