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    When to weed covered bed

    My brassicas are covered completely by a enviromesh cage this year, I can deal with the cabbage whites, but the whitefly just take over and I've had enough.
    I planted out the brassicas while they were really small, to make sure there was no pests hanging on, where they could breed under the mesh, (had that before) and it seems to have worked perfectly.

    Now I need to get in and weed, when is the best time to do it to minimise the chances of pests getting in? I presume evening time, but I thought I'd ask opinions.
    "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

    Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.
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    Have you got French marigolds in with them? Works for some (not me)

    I don't know if there is a favourable time of day for weeding as per whitefly: but do keep on top of it, because some weeds host the whitefly

    I've not come across this idea before, but it might be worth a try: spray them with flour & water
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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    • #3
      French marigolds help greenhouse whitefly, not outside whitefly, different species.

      The weeds hosting the whitefly doesn't matter, as there are not whitefly in there! Atm, that's why I want to keep them out. Maybe I should fit an airlock
      "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

      Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by womble View Post
        French marigolds help greenhouse whitefly, not outside whitefly, different species.
        I've tried all of them: African, French, Mexican, English. None of them works for me, indoors or out

        You may think there aren't any whitefly in there already, but what about eggs? Greenfly appear from nowhere, in a closed room in my house, so I suspect whitefly to have the same mystical ability
        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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        • #5
          Thankfully I've not had that problem as they main issue round here seems to be the flutterbys which thankfully you can see. Usually end up with one getting in at some point but I can manage some squishing. Sorry not to be able to help. By the way, I find the best time to do my weeding is when I have time, it might be morning when evening would be better etc but I never have enough time so if I find a window then I go for it

          Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

          Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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          • #6
            There's only one thing for it.

            Don a miners lamp, wait until about 2 am when the whitefly are asleep and just for good measure try and make it in the middle of a thunderstorm (as whitefly don't like getting there feet wet)
            You've missed the optimum date though, which was April 1st!

            Anyway,get stuck into the weeding and hopefully you'll be finished by sun up!
            My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
            to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

            Diversify & prosper


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