{"id":22147,"date":"2019-05-19T10:10:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T08:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=22147"},"modified":"2019-05-19T10:45:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T08:45:33","slug":"diamondbacks-are-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=22147","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks are back :("},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s been a major arrival of diamondback moths (k\u00e5lm\u00f8ll) here since yesterday and there are hundreds of this major Brassica pest in the garden today!\u00a0 I am thankfully only growing perennial kales (Brassica oleracea) and resistent sea kale (Crambe maritima) this year, both of which are already close to maximum yield and unlikely to be severely affected by the moth. This also means I don&#8217;t need to use any form of protection (horticultural fleece \/ fiberduk) which is probably a major source of agricultural microplastics. Problem solved!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-22147 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=22151'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"786\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1900302.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22151\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1900302.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1900302-229x300.jpg 229w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1900302-300x393.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-22151'>\n\t\t\t\tDiamond back moth (k\u00e5lm\u00f8ll)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=22152'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"513\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1900306.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22152\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1900306.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1900306-300x195.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1900306-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-22152'>\n\t\t\t\tDiamond back moth (k\u00e5lm\u00f8ll) on sea kale (Crambe maritima)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=22153'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"740\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1160311.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22153\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1160311.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1160311-300x281.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/P1160311-768x720.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-22153'>\n\t\t\t\tMy collection of Perennial Kales which have overwintered well this year!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Sea kale\/strandk\u00e5l (<em>Crambe maritima<\/em>):<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 790px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-22147-1\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Crambe_maritima.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Crambe_maritima.mp4\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Crambe_maritima.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Perennial kales (<em>Brassica oleracea<\/em>):<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 790px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-22147-2\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Perennial-Kales.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Perennial-Kales.mp4\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Perennial-Kales.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s been a major arrival of diamondback moths (k\u00e5lm\u00f8ll) here since yesterday and there are hundreds of this major Brassica pest in the garden today!\u00a0 I am thankfully 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