Timeline for What is eating my cabbage, and how can I protect it?
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| Oct 17, 2015 at 6:47 | comment | added | Brōtsyorfuzthrāx | We had cabbage worms on our Stonehead cabbages, this year, though probably another kind (as well as a whole bunch of aphids that blew in). I can affirm that the damage looks similar. Ours smelled rotten inside, too. Red cabbage is supposed to be at least a little more resistant than green. The following kinds are rumored on the Internet to be at least somewhat resistant to cabbage worms (but they recommend other controls in addition to planting such kinds): Savoy Ace, Winningstadt, Mammoth Red Rock, Chieftan Savoy, and Savoy Perfection Drumhead, Early Glob, Red Acre and Round Dutch. | |
| May 15, 2012 at 14:54 | comment | added | bstpierre | Yes. I get them every year, and while row covers help with prevention, I've found that spraying every 2 weeks keeps the pest level within reason. I've given up on growing broccoli, because even with the spraying I always find a bunch of worms in the heads. Soaking probably gets rid of them, and there's probably no harm in eating them, but it's not appetizing. Cabbage, kale, turnips, and brussels sprouts don't have the same issue. | |
| May 15, 2012 at 4:12 | comment | added | David LeBauer | Do you spray preventatively? | |
| May 4, 2012 at 16:34 | vote | accept | Flimzy | ||
| May 3, 2012 at 11:55 | history | answered | bstpierre | CC BY-SA 3.0 |