Disaster in the brassica bed

**Madasafish** · 05-08-2009, 05:50 PM

Slugs or snails.
Happens all the time here: next door is a 30 acre marshy field with an estimated 25 zillion slugs and snails.

Slug pellets at the base..

**Maximillian** · 05-08-2009, 06:54 PM

I have the same thing. Lots of tiny holes but no caterpillars. They would munch the whole leaf I thought not leave it lacy.

**squashman** · 05-08-2009, 06:58 PM

Flea beetles? They like brassicas, particularly turnips as I have found to my cost. Although to be honest although it looks bad, provided the plants are established you would be amazed at how much leaf damage a plant can take without much effect.

Cabbage leaves full of holes isn't too pleasant though

**ann-the-nan** · 05-08-2009, 07:07 PM

Disaster in the brassica bed.

Same here. Never seen it before. True - no catties or anything. I did a ground cover of slug pellets and harvested only one snail. Friend says to-day she thinks it may be tiny insects that live in the soil and the heat has done it's worst. I have the finest eviromesh so nothing but nothing can get in. To-night I shall pull up a corner and blast the inside with an insect spray. S.d the organic gardenning.

Will try and remember to let you know what happened.

**Shirley Sherriffs** · 06-08-2009, 09:13 AM

Well there is a cage covered in small mesh over them to atop the cabbage whites,and it seems to have worked. Yr the second person I hear using theis enviromesh ? tell me about it. Does it work, I understand its pretty pricy,

**Two_Sheds** · 06-08-2009, 09:24 AM

If the plants are young, it's probably flea beetle, esp. in dry weather. The plants will look like they've been hit with a shotgun.

**ann-the-nan** · 06-08-2009, 07:07 PM

Disaster in the brassica bed.

This is my first year with enviromesh. I've watched pigeons walk round it all puzzled-like, and cab. whites skid across the top trying to land. Yes, it can be pricey but if you look after it, they say, it should last for years. I bought directly from the company 'cos they do second hand and I got quite a small(ish) piece as I only have tiny raised beds. The staff there are really helpful, too.

**Wren** · 07-08-2009, 10:48 AM

vast amounts of these foreign ladybirds caused lots of holes in mine.

**Jimmy** · 07-08-2009, 11:52 AM

Mine were trashed by hail.
It was that strong it bent/broke the leaves down.
Holes as well.
Courgettes Cucumbers Squash Pepper all riddled.

**selfraising** · 07-08-2009, 10:03 PM

I'm putting my holey brassicas down to slugs and snails. It seems that tho the cabbage whites can't get them, the slugs still will!

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