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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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 Posted - Aug 20 2014 : 3:00:15 PM
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GRRR!
I posted on my katmom blog about what I discovered in my various tomatoes garden spots...
  
you'll have to go peek... did I mention I am NOT a Happy Gardener at this moment? GRRRR!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Edited by - katmom on Aug 20 2014 3:00:49 PM |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Aug 20 2014 : 5:55:31 PM
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Uh Oh! Sorry to see someone had a party with your tomatoes! That is always such a bummer!
Farmgirl Hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Aug 20 2014 : 6:40:51 PM
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Shoot them!!!!!
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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auntjenny
True Blue Farmgirl
277 Posts
Jenny
San Luis Obispo
CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 20 2014 : 7:21:48 PM
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I found a few beautiful ripe tomatoes with holes just like that this morning. The dang culprit? Roly-poly bugs....grrr
Inside me there is a skinny girl crying to get out, but I can usually shut her up with cookies. |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17023 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2014 : 10:22:47 PM
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and I finally found the culprit!!! yep, the dreaded Horn Worm,,, the scourge of all tomato plants!
I have been growing tomatoes for 25yars and not had these little buggers... so to have them now,,, uugghh!
Next year I will plant Dill around my tomatoes!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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auntjenny
True Blue Farmgirl
277 Posts
Jenny
San Luis Obispo
CA
USA
277 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2014 : 05:07:24 AM
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I hate those suckers!
Inside me there is a skinny girl crying to get out, but I can usually shut her up with cookies. |
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2348 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Aug 21 2014 : 06:08:49 AM
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Very aggravating. Sorry.
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4715 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2014 : 06:13:43 AM
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You have my sympathy too! I have a vegetable patch at our community garden and I planted the 3 sisters method for corn, beans, and squash, pumpkins, and watermelons along the borders of my plot. Between the neighboring plots massive weeds and the prickly leaves of the vines I have been lucky to keep the bug population out. Knock on wood!
Good luck getting rid of these pests before they clean you out!
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17023 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2014 : 10:28:23 AM
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I need to do some research on various companion gardening,,, I had read that planting Dill next to tomatoes deters Horm Worms,,, but on the flip side, Dill is a self seeder and like onions will 'toss' seeds everywhere,,, but for now I'll offer up the worms to my local bird population, I'll place them out in the bird feeding area.
Wi Win,, unless you are the worm! lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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mrssarahhall
True Blue Farmgirl
1259 Posts
Sarah
Longmont
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Sep 04 2014 : 10:46:23 AM
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Oh No! Worm Jerks! Just about as bad as the squirrel jerks who are bent on destroying everything I love. Hope the worms go away!!!
Sarah
Farmgirl # 5223
"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." - Audrey Hepburn
All good things are wild and free- Henry David Thoreau
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17023 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2014 : 3:27:05 PM
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OK as if the worms were not bad enough....
I have a young Avocado tree about 4ft tall, that I started from a seed back in Washington,,, (I have another one that is not quit 2ft tall but it's still in a pot)... WELL,,, our resident 'Rats with Antlers discovered it last night,,, now I have a almost branchless and leafless avocado tree! UUGGHH!!! Seriously??? Thanx a lot, how am I suppose to make avocado dip?
grrrr x 10
Granny,,, pass me that thar jug, cuz I needz it Now! snork giggle!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2014 : 09:19:44 AM
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Grace, In our new place, we have seen one deer on the other side of the fence!! The worst thing I have found is a slug. That is pretty gross, but they don't or haven't done much damage. We are settled in pretty much with all the outside stuff. I'll work on the inside stuff when the weather changes.
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