[2Jedismom]

No, nightcrawlers are good for the garden, good for fishin! They till up the earth, aerate and fertilize the soil. They are a beneficial.

Cutworms curl into a ball and sleep during the day, then come out at night and eat huge chunks of plants, esp. things like broccoli. Sometimes, with new seedlings, you can wake up in the morning to find your plant cut off at the base, just lying on the ground. Very disappointing! Putting a dixie cup around the base of your plant will help prevent that. They are a pest.

[RMDupree]

Are they white with red heads? I've seen those things!

[SuziQ]

Do the companion plantings help to prevent cutworms? We used to put the paper cups around the base of our tomato plants, but we also planted marigolds which were supposed to help keep the worms away. Would that work for broccoli too?