Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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April 11, 2017 | #16 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: NewYork 5a
Posts: 2,303
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Quite a few leaf munchers out there. Trying to find it in action or by trapping...
A few things to keep on hand like yellow sticky traps, DE, (food grade diatomaceous earth), Neem, potassium bicarbonate, a copper fungicide, etc. Does not need to be big amounts or very expensive just handy once the critter is identified. All safe for veg. Sticky traps are more of an alarm that a problem exists so further action can be applied. (and will cut down the numbers) DE takes care of slugs. Cheap and lasts forever. (does not degrade but needs multiple applications.) Slugs attack at night so a jar lid tucked down at soil level full of cheap beer or yeast/water/flour mix will catch and kill overnight and let you know if it is slugs. I think a bit of sugar with the yeast helps. (i use stale beer) -in just a few short weeks i will catch thousands when the hostas rise...what fun. I use DE and big beer traps and copper wire. The Rontenone in my pic is probably 10yrs old. Found it in my garden shed and even needed to open the top, (like a canned cheese shaker top). One little tbsp solved the problem. Only one plant was affected at that point. Your POSF is small so needs attention asap. |
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