In article >,
Jeßus > wrote:

> > Very good, thanks!
> > I want to try growing more chard again and the cabbage worms go after it
> > too. It's my favorite green.
>
> Yeah, I have a lot of Rainbow Chard here as well, plus good 'ol English
> Spinach. Those, along with Kale, are pretty much a staple here.
>
> I don't have any insect problems with the chard or spinach - they might
> take the odd nibble here and there, which isn't a problem IMO... in
> fact, a little bit of insect attack on *organically grown plants*is
> beneficial to both the plant and humans as it encourages the plant to
> produce all sorts of chemicals as a defense - many of which are known to
> fight cancer cells, etc. Plants sprayed with pesticides have no need to
> produce these chemicals, so they don't.

That is interesting! I've never heard that before. Do you have a cite
for it? Not arguing, just curious about reading more about it. :-)

The only "pesticide" I would ever use on edible leafy greens would be
BT. I used to get home from work at dawn and just hand pick the little
*******s off of my plants.
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