Things to do in JULY
Jun 12, 2019
3 minutes
By Jennifer Stackhouse
COOL & TEMPERATE
VEGIE PATCH
Pests and diseases take a break over winter but the cabbage white butterfly is about, as are snails and slugs. Handpick and squash any green caterpillars on brassicas then cover these crops with insect exclusion netting to prevent the adults laying more eggs.
In areas with wet winters also check for snails and slugs. Use traps such as saucers of beer to catch these slimy visitors. Also do a snail hunt by torchlight on wet evenings. Squash immediately, or dispose of snails and slugs of in a bucket
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