Stopping Caterpillars On Brassicas?
Aug 24th, 2009 by Matthew
It is the question that a lot of people ask and very rarely get a useful response to. There is the old trick of using washing up liquid or chilli powder and soaking sponges in vinegar to deter most pests. Do they really work?
From experience I can safely say… No!
The only way I found of protecting my brassicas from little creepy crawlies was by using a good dosing of Bug Clear. It works a treat and so far I have had no issues with pesky caterpillars. I have the odd issue with snails and slugs but that’s not too bad.
The first lot of sprouting broccoli and sprouts I planted in the old chicken run were decimated in about 2 days by caterpillars but I now know – spray them or loose them!
I’ll soon have the brassica protection cage put up if all goes well.
