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Tomato plant woes!
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Tomato plant woes!
Just planted tomatoes. The very night they are in something is cutting the plant at the base. Doesn’t touch the leaves. Any ideas? Running out of replacement plants!
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Cutworms. I wrap the stalk in a paper bag strip. Make the paper bag strip about 1 1/2 tall.
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This reply was modified 1 year ago by Firefly.
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This reply was modified 1 year ago by
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Cutworms happened. Sprinkle used coffee grounds around the base of the plants. They don’t like coffee grounds.
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Cut worms feed at night. Can use a paper collar or crushed egg shells at the base of the plant.
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Nasty things. Will try!!!!! Thank you !!!
Brand new soil and all. Grrrr.
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This reply was modified 1 year ago by Herbs4u2.
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Cut worms are the worst. When I see them I pull them off and feed them to the chickens 😂
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So I have been having the same problem here too, for the last couple of years in Texas. When I went to get our lemon and lime tree, a nice gentleman there told me to plant basil plants in between the tomato plants, so far so good. I haven’t lost a plant this season.
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I have wrapped aluminum foil around the base. Hope you have better success!
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Need some help with a couple of our
tomato plants. The leaves just look like hard balls. Any ideas what it could be? I have a picture of it but don’t see where I can post it in here.
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You are very welcome. We help each other when we can.
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