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Message: [QUOTE="NigelJ, post: 190475, member: 7100"] Right "cabbageworm" = caterpillar of cabbage white butterfly. Assuming you cook the cabbage I can't see why it wouldn't be safe to eat, boiling/steaming will kill any caterpillars left and the leaves will be washed. Neem oil will work as will BT however these require contact with the caterpillar, so you have to unroll the leaves to get at them. Also make sure you treat both surfaces of all the leaves. What is so wronng with planting broccoli next to cabbage? I grow all my brassicas next to each other, that is cabbage, kale, cauliflower, brussels and broccoli. Farmers grow their brassicas next to each other so what's the problem? [/QUOTE]