Water This Time, But Don't Press Your Luck
The first thing The Great Tomato Farmer did when he got home from Maryland was to glance at his tomato plants in the tubs on the Upper Forty (inches). They looked...well, good...except for these brown spots.
The brown spots turn out to be little tiny bugs. They are probably relatives of these little buggers:
Clearly, they are hungry. Plot will have to do something about them. The organic guides say to wash them off the leaves with a strong spray of water.
OK, Plottie will try the water, though in his heart he would like to pick up a box of Bug Dead.
This time, it's a bath. Next time: Let's just not go there, OK, bugs? Amscray.
posted by DAK @ 8:54 AM
2 Comments:
Did you make that "Bug Dead" logo yourself? I love the, well, the whatever that thing is in the upper-right corner.
When we moved out to California we were a bit shocked to see products litterally named "Snail Death." After being overrun by slugs and smails though, we understood.
Homegrown tomatoes are too important to risk losing while giving pests a bath.
Chris & I have had the same problem several times. Not sure if they are the same bugs though. But, it seems to help if you spray soapy water on them. Apparently it suffocates the little buggers. DC Niecie
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