Cabbages and things

Look out, look out – the Cabbage Whites are about!

Everything is ridiculously early this year because of the amazing Spring weather, and that includes Cabbage White butterflies. I have seen them in my garden in Worcestershire so my mind immediately turned to protecting the brassicas. I am determined that I will never again have to throw away a slimy mess of cabbages and Brussell sprouts because I didn’t react fast enough.

Our Gardenskill pop-up fruit cages are, I have found, the perfect and immediate protection – the medium height ones (1.25 metres – about 4’) are exactly right for even the most vigorous specimins. It took about 20 seconds to open up the cage and place over the plants and another minute or so to peg it down. Job done!

Watering through the net is easy – I don’t have to remove it for that – and when I want to hoe or weed it takes a matter of seconds to lift off the cage or I can work through the convenient zipped entrance.

I can look forward to a clean crop later in the year and enjoy the taste and the fruits of my hard work. The Cabbage Whites can go and lay their eggs elsewhere!