3. Good Organic Gardening - May-June 2016 AvxHome.in
3. Good Organic Gardening - May-June 2016 AvxHome.in
3. Good Organic Gardening - May-June 2016 AvxHome.in
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Late autumn | GARDEN DIARY<br />
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Squash ’em<br />
Brassicas, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g kale, cabbage, Brussels<br />
sprouts and broccoli, are magnets for cabbage<br />
white butterflies. Regularly <strong>in</strong>spect the leaves<br />
for these very hungry green caterpillars and<br />
squash any you spot, along with their eggs,<br />
which may be found under the leaves.<br />
1. Collect fallen leaves for the compost heap or to use as mulch<br />
2. Asparagus plants will produce for several years<br />
<strong>3.</strong> Protect your brassicas from the cabbage white butterfly caterpillar<br />
4. A th<strong>in</strong> layer of coarse mulch is preferable to deep mulch<strong>in</strong>g<br />
5. Custard apples are ripen<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> tropical areas<br />
<strong>Good</strong> <strong>Organic</strong> <strong>Garden<strong>in</strong>g</strong> | 49
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