Someone is eating my leaves

bluee19 · April 18, 2015

Do you know what is eating my leaves? Can I put this in the ground now?

Labradors2 · April 18, 2015

Oh my goodness! Hornworms?

I hope you find the culprit!

Linda

ContainerTed · April 18, 2015

It appears that you have a "Hornworm". I marked its location on the modified picture below. First thing to do is find and remove/dispose of the hornworm. Then place those damaged plants in a place and see if they will regenerate foliage. If there is enough stored energy left in the root systems, they will begin to regrow.

bluee19 · April 18, 2015

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Originally Posted by ContainerTed

It appears that you have a "Hornworm". I marked its location on the modified picture below. First thing to do is find and remove/dispose of the hornworm. Then place those damaged plants in a place and see if they will regenerate foliage. If there is enough stored energy left in the root systems, they will begin to regrow.

Ok, thanks so much for your information. I appreciate your time to respond. Hope you are having a GREAT TOMATO of a day!!

Stvrob · April 18, 2015

Those hornworms pop right open if you drag a sharp knife edge over them. Its kinda satisfying in a perverse kind of way.

Worth1 · April 18, 2015

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Originally Posted by Stvrob

Those hornworms pop right open if you drag a sharp knife edge over them. Its kinda satisfying in a perverse kind of way.

The Bamboo skewers work good too.
You can impale the slugs snails bugs and horn worms on them and stick them up in the garden as a warning to the rest of the hoard.

Worth

heirloomtomaguy · April 18, 2015

I give them to my kids and they stomp them in our driveway. At 5 they know how yo take care of the evil suckers.

peebee · April 19, 2015

Bluee, if those do not revive for you and you are in the Southbay area, PM me and I have plenty of extra seedlings if you want. My toms have been planted back in March and I do think you need to hurry up and plant soon.
I have Sungold, Margaret Curtain, Talavera Native, Blush, Copper River and Mystery Blue off the top of my head. My workplace is right off the 91 fwy towards the end as you head west.

bluee19 · April 19, 2015

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Originally Posted by peebee

Bluee, if those do not revive for you and you are in the Southbay area, PM me and I have plenty of extra seedlings if you want. My toms have been planted back in March and I do think you need to hurry up and plant soon.
I have Sungold, Margaret Curtain, Talavera Native, Blush, Copper River and Mystery Blue off the top of my head. My workplace is right off the 91 fwy towards the end as you head west.

thanks so much for your offer! I appreciate you thinking of me

, I was in the Brea area today picking up a dryer. I think Brea and Anaheim are nearby. I think these will be okay. I do have some other tomato seedlings planted.

I think it was so awesome of you to offer some of your tomatoes. Have a great night

peebee · April 19, 2015

My workplace is actually in Carson, closer to the beach cities. Okay then, but my offer still stands if you or anyone else wants any, ok?
I'm tired of trying to find new places to plant my overages--today I dug out a HUGE aloe plant in order to make room for 2 more plants, and also decided to use 2 big pots that I will have to put somewhere for 2 more. And I still have more!

Starlight · April 19, 2015

Sorry to see your seedlings munched and crunched Bluee. Given a bit of time, they should recover. Ahh the challenges we face against mother nature as gardeners.

p.s. (Love your tomato pillow. : ) Would love to know where you got it. )

heirloomtomaguy · April 21, 2015

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Originally Posted by Starlight

Sorry to see your seedlings munched and crunched Bluee. Given a bit of time, they should recover. Ahh the challenges we face against mother nature as gardeners.

p.s. (Love your tomato pillow. : ) Would love to know where you got it. )

Thats Bob the tomato from Veggie Tales. I would bet amazon would have him.

bluee19 · May 3, 2015

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Originally Posted by ContainerTed

It appears that you have a "Hornworm". I marked its location on the modified picture below. First thing to do is find and remove/dispose of the hornworm. Then place those damaged plants in a place and see if they will regenerate foliage. If there is enough stored energy left in the root systems, they will begin to regrow.

Hi ContainterTed,
I did what you told me to do and found those worms. They are gone now and look at these beauties

bluee19 · May 3, 2015

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Originally Posted by peebee

My workplace is actually in Carson, closer to the beach cities. Okay then, but my offer still stands if you or anyone else wants any, ok?
I'm tired of trying to find new places to plant my overages--today I dug out a HUGE aloe plant in order to make room for 2 more plants, and also decided to use 2 big pots that I will have to put somewhere for 2 more. And I still have more!

Hi peebee, how are your plants doing? Did you ever find new homes? You have a great RED THUMB for tomatoes. Hope you are doing well!

April 18, 2015	#7
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	I give them to my kids and they stomp them in our driveway. At 5 they know how yo take care of the evil suckers. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

April 18, 2015	#2
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,896	Oh my goodness! Hornworms? I hope you find the culprit! Linda

April 18, 2015	#5
Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	Those hornworms pop right open if you drag a sharp knife edge over them. Its kinda satisfying in a perverse kind of way.

April 19, 2015	#8
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	Bluee, if those do not revive for you and you are in the Southbay area, PM me and I have plenty of extra seedlings if you want. My toms have been planted back in March and I do think you need to hurry up and plant soon. I have Sungold, Margaret Curtain, Talavera Native, Blush, Copper River and Mystery Blue off the top of my head. My workplace is right off the 91 fwy towards the end as you head west.

April 19, 2015	#11
Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	Sorry to see your seedlings munched and crunched Bluee. Given a bit of time, they should recover. Ahh the challenges we face against mother nature as gardeners. p.s. (Love your tomato pillow. : ) Would love to know where you got it. )