Re: slugs and copper/cutworms

>    A friend of mine had luck with pieces of those copper chore boy scrubbers
>which he pulled apart and wrapped around some stems.  It sounded like a good
>idea--sharp edges and copper combined.  I haven't tried it myself.
>
>My big problem is cut worms--I think.  I know how to wrap my peppers,
>toma, etc,.
>with paper collars, but I think they cut off my lettuce and greens too.  Any
>ideas?  Judy Warner
>
>

Whenever I transplant veggies, I take a small paper cup, poke out the
bottom, and fit it down over the top of the transplant.  I try to force it
about 1/4 inch down into the soil around the little plant so that cutworms
can't get underneath.  I go for about a 3" tall collar most of the time, so
that the plant sticks up well above the ring.  If I get tall cups, I cut
two or three rings from a single cup.  I've had no problem with cutworms
since I started doing this.


Nan

Nan Sterman, Master Composter in residency
San Diego County, California
Sunset zone 24, USDA zone 10b or 11


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