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sweetblood_15
Jul 12, 2007, 05:40 PM
I planted broccoli for the first time and about 3 weeks or so after I noticed something was really enjoying it... I saw little tiny yellow eggs and tried to get all of them off... but I just gave up because there's so many on each leaf and I have about 5 plants... today I looked and I saw these little worms on my poor little broccoli plants just eating away... I happily killed each one I saw including one imported cabbage worm but I don't have the time to do this and pick off eggs... any thing I can do that isn't going to suck me dry out of cash or time?

rock1961
Aug 15, 2007, 10:26 AM
Go to gardens alive (on the web) and order some bullseye insecticide. It is more or less organic and will kill a host of garden pests without killing the good bugs. It is a bit pricy but for $20 or so, you can get enough to last several years with a garden your size.