How does your garden grow?

[Meloncollie]

Do any of you grow cabbages or other brassicas?

I planted nappa cabbage (Chinakohl) and pak choi, from starter plants, in a raised bed with a screen cover. All good until June, when I found that overnight ‘something’ had eaten the young plants down to the roots. Everything gone. I assume it must be some kind of cabbage moth.

So - if a screen isn’t enough, how do you protect your cabbages? If any of you have tried and true tricks, I’m all ears.

Many thanks!

BTW, Is this thread the appropriate place for gardening questions as well as gorgeous pics? If not, apologies.

[bossybaby]

So sorry, meloncollie…after so much work it can be sad to see your crops damaged. I know that one cabbage moth deterrent is to plant decoy lavender nearby. They are absolutely swarming our lavender right now. Otherwise, pyrethrum?

[bossybaby]

Again the Casa Blanca lilies have massed. They have doubled in number since a couple of years ago. This arrangement is about half of what’s in the cutting garden, and the height is almost a meter (!!) We have to open the doors because the perfume is really strong.