* Protect transplants from cutworms by placing a cardboard or heavy paper collar around the stems. A toilet tissue tube, cut in half, makes a quick and effective collar, the tube can be split lengthwise to slip it around the stem.
Protect plants from cutworms by wrapping a newspaper collar around the stems an inch or two above the soil surface to an inch or two below.
Perhaps you may want to protect the stem from cutworms by using a paper collar or a 6-inch plastic pot with the bottom cut out. Using the pot method will also allow protection from the wind for small seedlings.
 See also: Cutworms, Plant, Soil, Collar, Pest
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