Guest guest Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 tomato horn worms? http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/tomato-horn-worms/ http://www.tammysrecipes.com/tomato_hornworms Gary ________________________________ " thelilacflower " <thelilacflower Vegetarian Group Tuesday, June 16, 2009 3:49:52 PM Audrey - gardens I have a large patio but I would love to grow zucchini, corn, green beans and many more veggies. My tomato plants have never done well. Big creepy alien looking worms eat them up. Donna Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Cat's don't bother with tomato plants and if they did, they would break the plant apart trying to get them. Cats don't seem interested much in worms, at least that has been my life long experiences as a multi-cat owner. Those hornworms are like super suctioned on the plant. Judy - Audrey Snyder Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:57 PM Re: Audrey - gardens Oh no! Worms? How awful! Send those kitties out on the patio to hunt worms... eh, no, nevermind, that probably wouldn't work so well, they'd just play with them, wouldn't they? Audrey S. On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:49 PM, <thelilacflower wrote: > > > I have a large patio but I would love to grow zucchini, corn, green beans > and many more veggies. My tomato plants have never done well. Big creepy > alien looking worms eat them up. > Donna > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Yeah, they move too slow, don't they? Bugs are another story! (Apparently, lightening bugs do not taste good, though!) Fortunately, my cats prefer to molest the catnip plant next to the tomato plant rather than the tomato plant itself! Audrey S. On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 8:09 PM, wwjd <jtwigg wrote: > > > Cat's don't bother with tomato plants and if they did, they would break the > plant apart trying to get them. Cats don't seem interested much in worms, at > least that has been my life long experiences as a multi-cat owner. Those > hornworms are like super suctioned on the plant. > Judy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 When I lived in a tomato growing climate [sacramento area], I grew about ten plants every year. Each night after work, I came home and picked the horn worms off and then marched down to my neighbors. She had chickens and they gobbled them up. Ducks would probably eat them too. Kathleen I have a large patio but I would love to grow zucchini, corn, green beans and many more veggies. My tomato plants have never done well. Big creepy alien looking worms eat them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 My guess is that toads would also eat tomato worms. My grandmother always had toads in her garden to eat all the pests. Diane , " Kathleen Pelley " <kmpelley wrote: > > When I lived in a tomato growing climate [sacramento area], I grew about ten plants every year. Each night after work, I came home and picked the horn worms off and then marched down to my neighbors. She had chickens and they gobbled them up. Ducks would probably eat them too. > > Kathleen > > I have a large patio but I would love to grow zucchini, corn, green beans and many more veggies. My tomato plants have never done well. Big creepy alien looking worms eat them up. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Lol, I can't tell you how many times we've found a neighborhood kitty sleeping it off, still curled up *in* the potted catnip (It's a planter and a crash pad!) Audrey Snyder wrote: > Yeah, they move too slow, don't they? Bugs are another story! (Apparently, > lightening bugs do not taste good, though!) > Fortunately, my cats prefer to molest the catnip plant next to the tomato > plant rather than the tomato plant itself! > > Audrey S. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.