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| Author: | MaryLou [ Sun May 10, 2009 6:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | some critter is attacking my tomato plants |
I have lost 3 tomatoes plants to some little critter that chews the main stem halfway thru, then the top portion just flops over and dies. I have the plants enclosed in a dome (netting attached to fence), so don't think it is a rabbit. I would think a rabbit would actually eat the plant... Any ideas on how to save my other 3 plants? |
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| Author: | Love My Garden! [ Sun May 10, 2009 9:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: some critter is attacking my tomato plants |
What have you already tried? |
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| Author: | sandih [ Wed May 13, 2009 8:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: some critter is attacking my tomato plants |
Sounds like a cut worm. They did the same thing to my pepper plants. |
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| Author: | MaryLou [ Wed May 13, 2009 1:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: some critter is attacking my tomato plants |
A gardener is these parts said that cutworms will cut all the way around a plant. These plants were nibbled into only about halfway from 1 side only. ?? |
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| Author: | TexanTrail [ Wed May 13, 2009 1:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: some critter is attacking my tomato plants |
Perhaps a mouse or rat may be getting in there. |
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| Author: | MaryLou [ Wed May 13, 2009 2:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: some critter is attacking my tomato plants |
Maybe I need to get a cat. But then it would use my garden as a toilet. I haven't seen any rats around. The fence is made of 1/2 inch screen supported by another sturdy fence. My guess is snails. Need a resident possum. I put out SLUGGO. Hopefully they will go to wherever snails go when they eat SLUGGO. |
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