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The Hollyberry Lady · 09-04-2009, 10:31 AM

Lettuce earwig tip...

I have never been able to completely deter earwigs from taking up residence in head lettuce. They don't eat much, but instead seem to use up the heading lettuce as a bunkhouse! If you have the same problem - here's what you can do...

As soon as you cut a head, put it in a bucket of cold water. Most of the earwigs will float out. You may find others hidden in the outer leaves, and they can easily be shaken off.

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09-04-2009, 10:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
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