Supposedly. If you thoroughly examine and wash them, Brussel Sprouts are safe to eat even if the plant has been ravaged by cabbage worms. That's what they say, anyway.I think I'll pass. Call me paranoid, but after reading articles such as this about parasitic infections, I'm a little leery of eating something from a plant that I know has been infested.
What a shame! I love Brussel Sprouts. I was looking forward to having them fresh and organic from my garden, instead of the ordinary store bought kind. As you can see from the first picture in this post, they're growing nicely too! Not so much in the second picture, where you can see some worm damage.
Maybe next year I'll get some nets to cover the plants and keep the butterflies off. Meanwhile I guess these plants will get pulled and tossed...
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Maybe if you put them in your compost pile, you can content yourself with the fact that you are still using them for something beneficial.
ReplyDeleteThat's true :) Mind you, I'd want to look further into the life cycle of the cabbage worm and make sure it won't thrive in the compost and continue to devour my garden... (earth worms are welcome, but cabbage worms - not so much!)
ReplyDeletevery informative post with nice pictures :)
ReplyDeleteGood thing to keep in mind as I plan on planting some of these little brussel babies next year. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the article you linked to I am suddenly feeling extremely paranoid about everything I put in my mouth. That is frightening!
ReplyDeleteAw, I know!!! It's like we just can't win - the packaged processed food is not really healthy, and the good stuff like produce can have on it either pesticides or pests. Yeesh. (Sometimes I think the less you know the better ;)
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