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Re: Broccolli problems...pests!

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I am growing broccoli for the first time in my garden.  Something is eating
them BIG time.  I noticed the same kind of holes in my hollyhocks ( I don't
know if there is a connection).  Everything else in the garden is looking
Ok.  Well maybe the swiss chard is a bit nibbled, so are the mustard greens,
they pulled through it.  The new leaves are pretty healthy.

The Broccoli is biting the dust.  I have one plant that has been stripped of
all of its leaves.  I did some research, and the answer was to put seven on
the plants.

I really don't want to do that....I don't want to kill everything in my
garden....I also was told to use ivory liquid soap on the bugs.  I can't
find liquid ivory soap...will Simple Green do?  I already have it here...and
they say it is biodegradable.

The holes are in the middle of the leaves...until there isn't a middle
anymore...then the whole leaf is gone.

Bug gurus...I am sending out a message that is mighty pitiful.
Please tell me what you think.

Peg

-----Original Message-----
From: Cal French <ccfrench@tcsn.net>
To: Square Foot Gardening List <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: Teeny Broccoli, small miracle


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>I agree. Small miracle is still producing, despite several
>light frosts.  I let the larger brocs bolt, flower, and now set
>seed. The birds are crazy for them as were the bees for the
>flowers.
>
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