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|    Terry Coombs to peek0703@gmail.com    |
|    Re: cabbage    |
|    02 Dec 19 08:05:23    |
      From: snag_one@msn.com              On 11/24/2019 8:16 AM, peek0703@gmail.com wrote:       > On Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 7:27:59 AM UTC-5, T wrote:       >> On 2019-11-24 04:26, peek0703@gmail.com wrote:       >>> On Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 6:39:57 AM UTC-5, T wrote:       >>>> Is cabbage hard to grow?       >>>>       >>>> Zone 6B       >>> No, the only problem I've had is with cabbage moth worms. They will wipe       out a plant in days. Fortunately, Bt will solve the problem with regular       applications.       >>>       >> what is Bt?       > There are many strains of Bt, generally they are specific to larvae of       certain species. Dipel is specific to larvae of the genus Lepidoptera (moths       and some butterflies). There are strains specific to potato beetle and       mosquito larvae as well.               There's even one that works very well on wax moths in my bee hives .       Those wax moths will really mess up the comb if they get ahead of the       bees .              --        Snag       Yes , I'm old       and crochety - and armed .       Get outta my woods !              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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