great info, Thanks for the video. I love my collards and let them bolt/flower to help attrack/feed the bombus bees in early spring. the bombus also pollinate my blueberry plants. Of course many other insect arrive also. There are usually cabbage whites present, but the caterpillar don't cause much damage until it starts to warm into the 80's. then it is pretty much time to chop and drop the brassicas as the heat causes bitterness.
That's great info! I also have blueberries, and keep early flowering plants to promote the blueberry pollination. I also plant alyssum amongst the brassicas, which I failed to mention in the video.
Had a bit of a caterpillars offence. Not too bothered because the garden is still new and on very badly compacted acid soil, so I expect the first few years to be a bit of a battle. Still wanted to better understand how caterpillars come about. Watched a few videos. Yours will be the last one because it was packed with all the stuff I was interested in knowing. A really great resource. I appreciate that you’ve put it out for free.
Fellow islander! I usually leave them...but mostly to take pictures. But yes, squishing them early is useful. Sometimes they are hard to find in the curls, though.
I love your humor!
great info, Thanks for the video. I love my collards and let them bolt/flower to help attrack/feed the bombus bees in early spring. the bombus also pollinate my blueberry plants. Of course many other insect arrive also. There are usually cabbage whites present, but the caterpillar don't cause much damage until it starts to warm into the 80's. then it is pretty much time to chop and drop the brassicas as the heat causes bitterness.
That's great info! I also have blueberries, and keep early flowering plants to promote the blueberry pollination. I also plant alyssum amongst the brassicas, which I failed to mention in the video.
Had a bit of a caterpillars offence. Not too bothered because the garden is still new and on very badly compacted acid soil, so I expect the first few years to be a bit of a battle.
Still wanted to better understand how caterpillars come about. Watched a few videos. Yours will be the last one because it was packed with all the stuff I was interested in knowing. A really great resource. I appreciate that you’ve put it out for free.
I’m so happy to hear this! Thank you.
Good tips! I squish aphids if I see them just start on a plant. Live in Cedar, south of Nanaimo.
Fellow islander! I usually leave them...but mostly to take pictures. But yes, squishing them early is useful. Sometimes they are hard to find in the curls, though.