Short answer is my collards are growing pretty good now. I had quite a battle with cabbage worms eating them up, but when I was turned onto a solution of Neem Oil and water they stopped eating, and the greens began to really take off. Also adding fertilizer every few weeks helped too. My plan is to use the two containers I started for Thanksgiving. Thanks for the question!
I did a little research and yes, it seems like adding blood meal can help with adding back in nutrients. I personally use the garden fertilizer I picked up at Walmart. It was made for tomatoes and garden plants. The biggest thing is keeping the cabbage worms away once they start growing. You'll wake up with no plants and fat happy caterpillar in its place.
Thanks for the question. I haven't heard about lady bugs eating cabbage worms; not to say they wouldn't as I know they like eating plant killing insects. My own experience leads me to suggest Neem oil. You can spray it on the plants and it gets into the systems of the catepillars and kills them. Its available on Amazon. Neem oil is a naturally occurring pesticide that kills caterpillars when they feed on the leaves, and it’s safe to use on vegetables. It has a residual effect too, which means you don’t have to spray your plants every day. It doesn’t kill cabbage worms instantly, it takes a while for neem oil to get into their systems and kill them. Adding a mild liquid soap to the mix will help kill them faster.
Attracting birds helps! A lot! But the birds also eat fruits from your bushes and trees. Balance it by planting extra and using row cover or green house or need oil And inspect often!
I just transplanted our collard greens. I think we have about 20 plants. I'm also using containers some 5 gallon buckets some 10 gallon tubs and some in 18 gallon tubs. I have 1 plant per container. In the spring we grew 5 and after our first harvest they just got devoured by those cabbage worms. For the fall crops I'm checking every leaf every day and pinching off any caterpillars I find and the eggs. Those moths are out in full force this year. I don't like to use the dust products but I did purchase some just in case they wear me down.
We had a gardening mentor tell us that we should just plant enough plants to compensate for what the bugs will eat. However, like you I dont want to give those things any of my good greens. Check out some Neem oil for a natural solution to the cabbage worm problem. Neem oil is a naturally occurring pesticide that kills caterpillars when they feed on the leaves, and it’s safe to use on vegetables. It has a residual effect too, which means you don’t have to spray your plants every day. It doesn’t kill cabbage worms instantly, it takes a while for neem oil to get into their systems and kill them. Adding a mild liquid soap to the mix will help kill them faster.
I learn alot about growing collard greens in a pot and the video was great
Great video 🌱
Great video, thank you for sharing. How many plants in one bucket do you suggest since you did a bucket with one and two? Could I go three?
I try to stick with adding one plant to each bucket. It gives the plant a better chance of thriving if its not too crowded.
Any updates on how the collard green in the 5 gallon bucket are doing. This is my weekend project I would love to know how it worked out for you?
Short answer is my collards are growing pretty good now. I had quite a battle with cabbage worms eating them up, but when I was turned onto a solution of Neem Oil and water they stopped eating, and the greens began to really take off. Also adding fertilizer every few weeks helped too. My plan is to use the two containers I started for Thanksgiving. Thanks for the question!
A year later , how well did the collards do ? I’m thinking about planting two in one bucket.
I'd like to know the answer to this also please.
Do you think I could add blood meal to mine? Mine are struggling
I did a little research and yes, it seems like adding blood meal can help with adding back in nutrients. I personally use the garden fertilizer I picked up at Walmart. It was made for tomatoes and garden plants. The biggest thing is keeping the cabbage worms away once they start growing. You'll wake up with no plants and fat happy caterpillar in its place.
Are ladybugs a good deterrent to the cabbage worms and white flies?
Thanks for the question. I haven't heard about lady bugs eating cabbage worms; not to say they wouldn't as I know they like eating plant killing insects. My own experience leads me to suggest Neem oil. You can spray it on the plants and it gets into the systems of the catepillars and kills them. Its available on Amazon.
Neem oil is a naturally occurring pesticide that kills caterpillars when they feed on the leaves, and it’s safe to use on vegetables. It has a residual effect too, which means you don’t have to spray your plants every day.
It doesn’t kill cabbage worms instantly, it takes a while for neem oil to get into their systems and kill them. Adding a mild liquid soap to the mix will help kill them faster.
Attracting birds helps! A lot! But the birds also eat fruits from your bushes and trees. Balance it by planting extra and using row cover or green house or need oil And inspect often!
I just transplanted our collard greens. I think we have about 20 plants. I'm also using containers some 5 gallon buckets some 10 gallon tubs and some in 18 gallon tubs. I have 1 plant per container. In the spring we grew 5 and after our first harvest they just got devoured by those cabbage worms. For the fall crops I'm checking every leaf every day and pinching off any caterpillars I find and the eggs. Those moths are out in full force this year. I don't like to use the dust products but I did purchase some just in case they wear me down.
We had a gardening mentor tell us that we should just plant enough plants to compensate for what the bugs will eat. However, like you I dont want to give those things any of my good greens. Check out some Neem oil for a natural solution to the cabbage worm problem.
Neem oil is a naturally occurring pesticide that kills caterpillars when they feed on the leaves, and it’s safe to use on vegetables. It has a residual effect too, which means you don’t have to spray your plants every day.
It doesn’t kill cabbage worms instantly, it takes a while for neem oil to get into their systems and kill them. Adding a mild liquid soap to the mix will help kill them faster.
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