Keep Cabbage Worms off your

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A few years ago, I grew cauliflower and broccoli in my raised beds.

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Then the cabbage worms came. Zillions of them.

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Since broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage are all brassicas, the cabbage worms like them all.

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I found the perfect solution--a cylindrical, fine mesh laundry basket priced at a reasonable $7.99.

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It’s not custom-made for the garden, but it should do the job quite well. I put it over half of my broccoli and cauliflower seedlings and left the rest out in the open as a control.

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You can see that water and light can still get in, but the bugs can't. The only problem might be when the plants get too big to all fit under the cover.

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Keep Cabbage Worms off your

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