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Post by nazimundo on Jun 13, 2009 15:50:40 GMT
I thought I had already posted this, the photos were taken on the 10th of May and show butterfly eggs on a cauliflower plant which was still in the seed tray. ( It's going to be a long summer )    The words that came to mind at the time were what a Bl***Y cheek ;D ;D Alfie |
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Post by kedigato on Jun 13, 2009 16:06:01 GMT
Good thing that you discovered them in time, Alfie, and hope you didn't get any more.
What do you do in such cases when you find them on young plants, just rinse them off or remove the whole leaf? I guess with older plants removing the whole leaf would make no difference, but such young ones? Do the plants continue to grow and fruit?
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Post by nazimundo on Jun 13, 2009 17:52:19 GMT
All I did was squash the eggs then rub them off the leaf Kedi but the plant would have been ok even if I had taken the whole leaf off.
We have had loads of cabbage white butterflies in the garden for the last few weeks but have not found any more eggs to date.
Last year we decided not to use any sprays and as a result picked over 4,000 caterpillars from our plants so this year we will either put a net over them or use a spray but only if we need to.
Alfie
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Post by kedigato on Jun 14, 2009 8:38:30 GMT
4,000 caterpillars  Isn~t it strange that everyone loves butterflies but not the caterpillars and the eggs. |
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