Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

[heirloomgal]

These articles excited me bc I have supplies on hand. My old small tomato cages haven't really worked well, even for peppers, who often outgrow them, Too. That's why I went to 6 ft fencing for my tomatoes.
https://www.epicgardening.com/cabbage-growth-stages/
I have a good supply of chicken wire and I think I can combine the two to make cages for my 2025 cabbages.
I didn't know that chicken wire to stop these nasty white moths.
My biggest past mistakes were:
1) starting cabbage (all brassicas) too late in the Spring
2) cabbage moths--I could see the big holes in the leaves as they slowly withered
We, as a family can go through a LOT of slaw, and we also like to cook cabbage. Since DD has figured out how to take the unused beef cut and make it into corned beef, we will also enjoy That if I can grow them this year.
Garden dreaming....

A gardening friend has the most pristine, gorgeous perfect cruciferous vegetables I've ever seen. Just spectacular cabbages, and she is in a difficult zone too, one lower than me. She uses that translucent crop cover fabric, as row covers. After last years cabbage experiment I'm thinking that's about the best way to go with preventing the moths from getting to them. I've never tried chicken wire, I hope that works for you.