They devastated the plants and still-green tomatos in the few days before we noticed them. We plucked them off and put them atop a tall platform bird feeder. The birds loved them and we enjoyed watching.
Man, I feel this. We had a nice backyard garden when I was growing up, and dad had some tomato cages made from hog wire. They were about four feet tall and a foot and a half across, and allowed the tomato plants to cling to them and gave them support as they grew. The downside was that the wire was the perfect place for birds to perch as they pecked the tomatoes. Mom soon learned that as soon as a tomato got a yellow/orange spot, it had to be picked or the birds would get them. So she always had a row of green/yellow tomatoes on the kitchen windowsill, slowly ripening and turning red there. Dad would also stick a long ten-penny nail into the ground right up against the tomato stem to prevent cutworms.
Farside99 over 1 year ago
Looks like you have to plant more horseradish and marigolds. Maybe some serrano peppers, too.
TStyle78 over 1 year ago
All look pretty tempting.
P51Strega over 1 year ago
We got tomato horn worms :-(
They devastated the plants and still-green tomatos in the few days before we noticed them. We plucked them off and put them atop a tall platform bird feeder. The birds loved them and we enjoyed watching.
Zen-of-Zinfandel over 1 year ago
Please, leave the zucchini alone.
Claymore Premium Member over 1 year ago
Man, I feel this. We had a nice backyard garden when I was growing up, and dad had some tomato cages made from hog wire. They were about four feet tall and a foot and a half across, and allowed the tomato plants to cling to them and gave them support as they grew. The downside was that the wire was the perfect place for birds to perch as they pecked the tomatoes. Mom soon learned that as soon as a tomato got a yellow/orange spot, it had to be picked or the birds would get them. So she always had a row of green/yellow tomatoes on the kitchen windowsill, slowly ripening and turning red there. Dad would also stick a long ten-penny nail into the ground right up against the tomato stem to prevent cutworms.