Slug action

Having munched their way through the spinach,

chicory was next on the menu!

Solution ???
- companion planting: marigolds
- beer traps...or, scrumpy traps perhaps?

- broken egg shell barriers

Cabbage White Butterflies

Brocolli netted too late/mesh gauge too large
to prevent caterpillars 'a-munching'

Small Cabbage White caterpillar

Large Cabbage White caterpillar & eggs



? discourage butterflies: avoid planting colourful flowers in the vicinity

? encourage birds as natural predators: winter feeders, spring bird box