billytheghillie Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 What are these species of caterpillars? They are destroying my brocoli and cauliflowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 cabbage white butter flies caterpillars . spray em with soapy water ,or squash em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted September 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 35 minutes ago, derbyduck said: cabbage white butter flies caterpillars . spray em with soapy water ,or squash em thanks, im not to bothered, as for a trial i sowed seeds straight into the ground to see if they would take, obviously they came on well. next year i will try again and net the plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmm243 Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 They have destroyed my nasturtiums but I have waged war on them. Also had all my broccoli killed but not sure if they were guilty or not. I got given off to in a meeting today by a biodiversity officer for killing the caterpillars and therefore reducing pollination but I have 15 hives of bees which I think should offset the caterpillars I killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 12 minutes ago, billytheghillie said: thanks, im not to bothered, as for a trial i sowed seeds straight into the ground to see if they would take, obviously they came on well. next year i will try again and net the plants. We are a bit different young Billy in your so called ( Nurfuk ) as you can rightly guess , we grow Cabbages so we can eat the Cabbage Whites when they fatten themselves up , ask Ditchie , he have got a lovely recipe for fresh Cabbage Whites , one I must point out is they need to be fresh and not Frozen 😋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted September 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 9 minutes ago, marsh man said: We are a bit different young Billy in your so called ( Nurfuk ) as you can rightly guess , we grow Cabbages so we can eat the Cabbage Whites when they fatten themselves up , ask Ditchie , he have got a lovely recipe for fresh Cabbage Whites , one I must point out is they need to be fresh and not Frozen 😋 Im sure THE MAN will be along shortly with a recipe for me 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 how much lead do yo give the carerpilly things..........and do you have them wiv gravy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 8 minutes ago, billytheghillie said: Im sure THE MAN will be along shortly with a recipe for me 👍 There yer go Billy , you can't knock the MAN for reliability , he has no doubt already got the slow cooker out after just thinking about the recipe have made his mouth water. 8 minutes ago, ditchman said: how much lead do yo give the carerpilly things..........and do you have them wiv gravy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 These days it seems any veg you grow for eating you got to put nets on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted September 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 Got the ingredients, now I need a recipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted September 7, 2023 Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 Yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingdragon Posted September 8, 2023 Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 My chickens would love those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted September 8, 2023 Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 as a slight aside - yesterday, had a spider in the bathroom - just hanging there. captured it and released it into the garden. My son has just called me and it looks to be the exact type (nothing regular) with similar markings in almost the same place!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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