Re: Help! Cutworms are cutting down my plants.

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• To: Jessica Marquardt <j*@theglobe.com>
• Subject: Re: Help! Cutworms are cutting down my plants.
• From: "* C* F* <e*@worldnet.att.net>
• Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 01:39:06 -0400
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Jessica Marquardt wrote:

> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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>  If it is cutworms, any type of newspaper or toliet rolls that can be wrapped around the base of stem will deter them. I have also heard that if you stick 3-4 toothpicks close to the base of the plant it keeps them off. Good Luck

I agree ... cut 2" wide strips of newspaper and wrap twice around the stem and bury it a tad ( this is when you are planting the seedling) and no more problem.

I don't think that cutworms will attack more mature plants ... only seedlings.

Ed  Flynn        Md zone 6/7


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