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Brussel Sprout infested

JudithSJudithS Posts: 7
in Problem solving
hello, i’m growing brussels for the first time but they seem to be infested by something. Would anyone be able to advise please what they are and how is best to get rid of them please. Many thanks for your help! 

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    Cabbage whitefly - some advice from the RHS here:

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • JudithSJudithS Posts: 7
    Ah many thanks, I did a bit of a google and they came up but wanted to ask the experts! 
  • tessagardenbarmytessagardenbarmy Posts: 346
    My sprouts  and kale on the allotment are covered with them,far worse than previous  years. I just shake them off when harvesting  get huge clouds of them and then wash throughly  before cooking.  Doesn't  seem to affect the overall  health of plants .
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I find a jet of water from the hose gets red of most of them without using chemicals on something I’m going to eat. A repeated jet of water a few days later usually  finishes them off. They tend not to be a problem once the weather turns cold. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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