What is a good organic remedy for cutworms inthe garden.?

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1. a1toolstore says:

   May 26, 2010 at 9:07 pm

   Cut worms feed at night on your seedlings. Bird feed on cut worms just put a bird feeder in the area where the cutworms are make sure that they are cut worms.
   Here is a link on some other solutions.
   http://www.ehow.com/how_9369_control-cutworms.html
2. Grey says:

   May 26, 2010 at 9:35 pm

   A bugger aren’t they Usually there are not many. If you have one plant that’s fallen over then look for signs of nibbling on the next one in the row and dig around it with your fingers. Cut worms are big enough to find quite often. Another remjedy is to put a cardboard toilet roll centre or similar around the base to make a barrier.

   If your garden is well mulched then the problem could be slaters. (woodlice) they like beans especialy and will often cut through stems just like a cutworm. Normally they’re not that much of a problem i know but given the right conditions they multiply and have personality change that makes them a real menace. Derris dust works well and is organic.
3. ohiorganic says:

   May 26, 2010 at 10:13 pm

   I use cutworm collars which are easily made out of many Things like toilet paper rolls cut in half, small yogurt containers with the bottom cut out, piece of hose with a slit cut in the side so the hose can be slipped around the stem. You can also tie a pencil to the seedling stem as the cutworm cannot bit through the pencil or a stem as thick as a pencil.

   These techniques will cut down on damage crop loss dramatically. I use them in my 3 acre market garden.