If you do not protect your cabbage beds from various pests in a timely manner, you will not be able to expect a harvest.
Many people lay claim to the cabbage.
One of the most dangerous "competitors" are caterpillars. The danger of pests is that there are a lot of caterpillars, reminds agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti". Do not forget that these are the larvae of the well-known cabbage white.
What 2 secrets will help a summer resident cope with this difficult task
Organize proper plantings
If you can plant pest-repellent plants around the perimeter of your garden bed, this will reduce the likelihood of a caterpillar problem.
For example, you can pay attention to calendula, sage and mint. Nasturtium also has a good effect.
"Hot soda"
Experienced gardeners make a special composition that protects cabbage not only from caterpillars and butterflies, but also from slugs. It is necessary to add a couple of spoons of pepper to the soda.
The resulting "burning soda" is sprinkled on the soil near the plantings.
