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By TOMMY WILLIAMS
Extension Agent. Agriculture
• Green skin on potatoes means that sunlight is reaching them. To prevent this condition, which causes bitterness and is also toxic, pile more soil over the hills or add a thick mulch of straw.
• Cabbage loopers and imported cabbage worms are green worms which eat large holes in the leaves of plants in the cabbage family. They are difficult to see. but the holes anil green ‘Trass" or excrement on the plants are tell-tale signs. Also look for the familiar adult cabbage moth white, with dark tipped wings. Caterpillars may be hand picked or sprayed with Bacillus thuriugiensis (Bt), a natural, non-toxic preparation available by various trade names.
• Slugs love cool, moist w-eather and succulent, leafy crops, especially lettuce and cabbage. Debris in the garden provides them with a place to hide and should be removed promptly. To see if your garden is under attack, put out a board or invert a flower pot in the garden. The next morning, see if there are any slugs clinging underneath. If so, begin removing them by hand every few days to decrease their populations.
• Newly transplanted plants should be protected from cutworms with collars. Cut strips of cardboard
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