By Brianpage
Hampshire,
United Kingdom 
I have just dug a couple of leeks, a bit early, but they were wanted for something happening in the kitchen. One of them was almost unusable as it had been `tunnelled` by some small green caterpillars, which I think I have identified from a book as the caterpillars of the Leek Moth. Has anyone any experience of the use of a `safe` insecticide, which has been successful rescuing plants in the past? I suspect much of my crop will be past saving, but they don`t look too bad, so some may be only slightly affected at the moment.
7 Sep, 2011
Answers
Thanks, I learnt a lot of gardening from my `Granfer`, but not that solution. We`ve plenty of rhubarb, so I`ll give it a try.
8 Sep, 2011
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My grandfather boiled rhubarb leaves and sprayed the "water" on anything he didnt want attacked. Best to wash the veggies before eating tho.
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