tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032084199007167121.post8580608639353557021..comments2024-03-28T16:46:18.920+11:00Comments on The Crooked Cottage: Garden Share - June 2015Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139607616813813628noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032084199007167121.post-46977216319160194372015-06-06T09:22:45.183+10:002015-06-06T09:22:45.183+10:00Thanks for the suggestion of using land cress arou...Thanks for the suggestion of using land cress around brassicas. I haven't heard that tip before but am now keen to try it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032084199007167121.post-85943274161921579242015-06-03T22:44:54.471+10:002015-06-03T22:44:54.471+10:00I worry if I netted now I would just keep the moth...I worry if I netted now I would just keep the moths in! Think I'll be checking out the Dipel on the weekend. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139607616813813628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032084199007167121.post-35546589381206440152015-06-03T22:37:04.034+10:002015-06-03T22:37:04.034+10:00Maybe that is one good thing about having frosts :...Maybe that is one good thing about having frosts :-) Even though it's cold for Sydney I don't think we are anywhere near frost temperature, so I'll have to keep squashing until I get some of that spray. Hope the frost didn't do too much other damage.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139607616813813628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032084199007167121.post-34163383965708298742015-06-03T22:32:44.747+10:002015-06-03T22:32:44.747+10:00I didn't know there was anything to repel the ...I didn't know there was anything to repel the caterpillars - well nothing that wasn't going to kill everything around. So I will have to go check it out. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139607616813813628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032084199007167121.post-71586247086600669132015-06-03T22:30:23.521+10:002015-06-03T22:30:23.521+10:00I've read a lot about land cress so I am hopin...I've read a lot about land cress so I am hoping it works, although I really don't know how long it takes? I'll keep you posted on my success!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139607616813813628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032084199007167121.post-22370903660091376292015-06-03T20:38:05.197+10:002015-06-03T20:38:05.197+10:00We have also tried land cress around our broccoli ...We have also tried land cress around our broccoli and cauliflowers to keep the caterpillars away. Luckily after the last big frost, they are all dead (for now).Jo @ Country Life Experimenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704622521770339221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032084199007167121.post-53297908495844170332015-06-03T10:01:29.497+10:002015-06-03T10:01:29.497+10:00Some nice harvests you have there. The cabbage cat...Some nice harvests you have there. The cabbage caterpillars are the bane of my existence. If you can't net, I agree with Lizzie, get the Dipel. It is great stuff. Just make sure to reapply it after it rains.Bekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225621037420851059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032084199007167121.post-68837512896764113202015-06-02T18:27:04.590+10:002015-06-02T18:27:04.590+10:00Get your self some Yates Natural Caterpillar kille...Get your self some Yates Natural Caterpillar killer - Dipel - for your brassica's to stop those nasty caterpillars, It is organic and you can find it at bunnings too. I swear by the stuff as I grow large crops that need protecting and I do it all organically. <br />You are very right in saying you can plant any garlic as long as it is organic, as it hasn't been treated with chemicals, also a lot of Australian grown garlic usually hasn't been sprayed either (if it is not marked organic). Some times it is a cheaper option. Blurry photos and all your garden is looking pretty good for the start of winter. lizzie {Strayed Table}https://www.blogger.com/profile/02780078173100461193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032084199007167121.post-90680348181483710392015-06-02T16:18:32.563+10:002015-06-02T16:18:32.563+10:00I would love to hear how you go with the land cres...I would love to hear how you go with the land cress. I am always interested in finding ways to keep the bugs at bay. The garlic sounds like it is off to a great start I got mine in later than usual this year too and it was very quick to burst through the soil. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469900010394404217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032084199007167121.post-80430079185778745422015-06-02T13:54:26.865+10:002015-06-02T13:54:26.865+10:00I hope you have success keeping those catterpillar...I hope you have success keeping those catterpillars away. That garlic looks like it has a good start.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032084199007167121.post-73556741197735772612015-06-01T22:15:38.423+10:002015-06-01T22:15:38.423+10:00I cheated a bit by buying the punnet of land cress...I cheated a bit by buying the punnet of land cress, but I really wanted to try to get rid of the caterpillars (before I have no brassicas left!) Don't worry, I am forever either leaving things that "could be" plants I want - but turn out to be weeds - and then for ages I was pulling up what turned out to be self sown petunias and vincas. I really can't tell the difference between weeds and plants - maybe I'll learn eventually!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139607616813813628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032084199007167121.post-80246128417952244682015-06-01T22:00:31.084+10:002015-06-01T22:00:31.084+10:00I hope your Landcress works to protect your brassi...I hope your Landcress works to protect your brassicas. I think it will take a while for mine to grow big enough but hopefully next year they will be well established. I didn't think mine were growing as I was looking for something like Watercress and thought that the Landcress that was coming up were Heartsease. LOL! Another beginner gardener!Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.com