Cabbage worms are the bane of my gardening life. They wait until I have hope for show quality cabbage plants then they show up over night like a silent herd of cabbage eating zombies from a Veggie Tales horror flick to dash my dreams. I was just beginning to fantasize about my ahhh-mazing cabbages being featured on The Vicory Garden. Dann it. I hate cabbage worms.
When I walked in the garden last night the cabbages, with the exception of a couple big bites taken by some traveling turtles, were flawless. After lunch today I went out and noticed a few outter leaves covered in pin holes.
I squished all I could find, but I know my efforts amounted to no more than a waste of my time. But they're damn near invisible on the leaves, so...
So I got the food grade diatomaceous earth out of the garage and dusted them with a splatter screen as an applicator.
I read that I could also dust them with corn meal. It's supposed to expand and kill them when they eat it. I guess it's worth a try since I have about 100 pounds of it.
I know I'm not the only one that battles these things. How do you deal with them? Keep in mind that I can't use anything chemical because I have bees about 30 feet from the garden.
