Panty Hose For Protection

Question

I knew an elderly lady a long time ago that used panty hose to protect her cabbages from cabbage butterflies that laid their eggs and resulted in cabbage worms. My question is: have you heard of this, and if you did, when and how do you put the panty hose on?

Answer 1

To prevent worms from burrowing into the heads, try placing the entire head in pantyhose or other suitable nylon stocking until ready for harvesting. This is often done when the worms/butterflies are most prevalent, in spring and summer.