cabbage white

[libbyloulou]

hi all,
sqaushed a few cabbage white eggs which was on my cabbages, which are now netted, should i also net my brocolli, cauli, and sprouts?don't appear to have eggs on these at the moment. thanks.

[Cutecumber]

net it all if you can, and try and make sure the the net is not touching the leaves - the butterflies and moths can, and will, lay through the net.

The fun has only just started!

[Sebbster]

If you can afford it, use wondermesh or envorimesh, it's expensive but really worthwhile as nothing can get through it.

I have everything under nets and yesterday down the allotment, I saw alot of cabbage whites around.

[Digger-07]

Do I lay fleece directly onto the leaves of the plants? I've seen pictures that look as though it is just draped over the plants without any support.

[Cutecumber]

fleece is different - they can't lay through it, so you can drape it over. In my garden, in mid-summer, fleece is too hot, however. My veg hates it.

My garden: too dark, too hot, too windy, too small... there's always some problem!

[Digger-07]

Thanks CC, overheating has never been a problem here but I will keep my eye on things.

[Paulottie]

Big things by midsummer those brussels! i found that the butterflies got inside the fleece anyway.

[Two_Sheds]

bumping this thread, because I found these yesterday, and had to build this (it hurts me to bend, so I made it quite tall):