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Perry Iowa USA

In Dick's tips Pap said he used a cutworm band around the young plant.How tall does this band need to be (like 2" or more) and how deep?I like the idea of a "gated community" for my girls.

5/3/2010 2:06:18 AM

Honeoye Falls New York

what is cutworm band?

5/3/2010 7:59:24 AM

Perry Iowa USA

I'm guessing it's a band to keep out cutworms--in the book Pap suggests using a soft plastic flower pot and cutting a circular band from that.I killed many grubs while tilling and it sounds like good insurance.

5/3/2010 10:19:38 AM

Deer Park WA

We usually cut the top 1" out of a plastic butter container split it and place it around the seedling pressed flush with the soil. Ceeps cutworms from killing the seedlings.

5/3/2010 8:30:43 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

i use soda bottles -- cutworms generally operate just at the soil surface, just make sure they are not inside the collar before you put it around the plant

5/3/2010 9:17:44 PM

Deer Park WA

LOL Glen, that would compound the problem abit!

5/6/2010 2:54:58 AM