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Sun, 03/16/2008 - 06:01 — Gretchen Lebuhn

Last year, one of our gardeners had all their sunflowers killed by cutworm. Does anyone have some advice?

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Sat, 03/29/2008 - 17:23 — KiminMaryland

toilet paper rolls

You can use toilet paper rolls - the leftover cardboard when the paper has been used. They will decompose into the soil. Just push them down about 2 inches and leave the rest above the soil.

Mon, 03/31/2008 - 09:36 — MaryJeanH

thanks for the advice

Hello,
My garden is a container garden since I am an apartment dweller. Will the toilet paper tube method work that way for my plants as well? It really sounds like a great idea. Thanks, Mary Jean

Wed, 03/19/2008 - 22:36 — kfiveash

cutworms

I have a lot of cutworm problems in my garden in Maine. I manage them by using a plastic cylinder cut from a soda bottle around each seedling. It has to be about 3 inches tall, and each one needs to be pressed into the earth at least a half inch. Cutworms can't climb over, and usually can't burrow under these barriers. I use them on all kind of seedlings, and save them from year to year.

Mon, 03/17/2008 - 02:23 — thegardenzone

cutworms

here's a helpful link i found for control
http://www.ehow.com/how_9369_control-cutworms.html