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Reemay Report

Finally feel confident enough to give my first Reemay report:

I bought about $10 worth of the stuff as an experiment to see if it
would prevent the cabbage root maggot devastation I experience each
spring.  In the past I have lost most of the cauliflower and some of the
broccoli and cabbage to the fly, and the surviving plants have usually
been greatly damaged so that few of them yield respectably.

I pulled the cover off my first bed today (for good -- I've lifted it a
few times before to check on the plants' progress) and the results are
impressive.  The protection from the pest, along with the heat-retaining
quality of the fabric, has resulted in a bed entirely full of almost
mature brassicas.  Two of the Jingan cabbages are ready for harvest and
the broccoli and cauliflower should begin heading soon.  

Even if the fly does lay her eggs today or in the near future the
maggots won't be able to inflict damage on the plants before the harvest
is complete.  (The cabbage fly prefers the younger, more tender plants
about as thick as a pencil.  These have stems of 3/4 inch or more and
are quite woody.)

Two more beds are under cover and I'll leave the covers on until the end
of May, when the first wave of cabbage maggots is exhausted.

So far, Reemay is getting an A+ grade!

Steve  (Maritime)
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