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Re: Broccolli problems...pests!

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On Wed, 10 Nov 1999 19:05:12 -0800, you wrote:

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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.
>

me too!! me too!!!!
Judy (zone 7, close-in SS, MD)
to e-mail me:  jcosler@mindspring.com


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