cabbage worms eating holes in my crop

Brenda Whitfield Sun Jun 01, 2014 7:30 pm

Hello,
I need help with my cabbage plants. worms are eating my plants, there are a lot of worms and holes, I don't know what to do now. I am think i should just destroy the cabbage. please help.

**camprn** Sun Jun 01, 2014 7:43 pm

Brenda, go to the fabric store and buy some tulle, several yards. I cut the tulle up and wrap it over and around my brassicas. It works well.
Alternatively you can go to the garden each day to hand pick and squish the cabbage worms.

yolos Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:49 pm

Here is an example of using Tulle over the brassicas. I didn't get a single hole in any of the plants when I used the Tulle and I didn't have to spray any pesticides or hand pick off any cabbage worms.
crop rotation - cabbage worms eating holes in my crop Dscn0115

crop rotation - cabbage worms eating holes in my crop Dscn0115

You can also use an organic spray called BT or hand pick the cabbage worms as Camprn says.

**camprn** Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:54 pm

Yolos nice hoop. I used to do that but then it got to expensive for me. Boffer gave me the idea of individually wrapping the plants. It works incredibly well, and no need to lift the hoop for watering and tending.

**walshevak** Mon Jun 02, 2014 4:21 pm

Brenda Whitfield wrote:Hello,
I need help with my cabbage plants. worms are eating my plants, there are a lot of worms and holes, I don't know what to do now. I am think i should just destroy the cabbage. please help.

Spray with BT before wrapping or covering in case you missed picking out worms or some eggs got past you.

Kay

Marc Iverson Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:43 am

Until you find a better solution, such as netting, pick off the caterpillars early and often. Even catching a few can make a big difference.

And even after you've put up some netting, should you decide to do that, still go and check for caterpillars, as adult moths may already have laid eggs you can easily miss that will then turn into caterpillars later, right under the cloth.

Some people say they won't grow cole crop or leaf crops without netting, and I can see why. My brussels sprouts were devastated in days.

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