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I have seen this on my collard greens, it was little green worms that took over and it was too late for me to fight them. Today look what I found on the few green tomatoes that I have.. is this amazing or what?
I give up. That second pic looks sorry, and definately eaten by something.
What's on the underside of the semi-destroyed leaves? Any slime or residue-powdery or brown?
I still think it looks like my cucumber leaves, which turned out to be a caterpiller I haven't seen here since I moved permenent in '99.
Last year it was those grasshoppers in droves I never saw in such enormous number.
And the year before that it was a major frog infestation.
Wiser minds will give you and I both answers. I want to plant new cucs soon.
No slime or residue on the underside of the leaves, but I did find a tiny green caterpiller on one of the plants that has already been transplanted, but it was eating whole leaves, not just holes like in the pix.......what did you do to combat whatever it was that was eating your cucumber leaves?
Sure wouldnt hurt to give the soap thing a shot.....
I remember the only time we got attacted by tomato worms, it was mid summer. I did use a strong chemical, but give the soap and water a try first. I didn't know about that at the time. wonder if it will kill my okra as well?
Likely hornworm. If you see one that looks as if it has little white sacs on it leave it alone. Those are the egg cases for a hornworm specific parasitic wasp.
Keep us posted.
Oh, BTW, where are the marigolds or garlic. They might help also.
And I'd say your chickens need to get with the program too!
Havent planted these tomatoes yet, but there will be marigolds right with them once they go into their containers......we have to do them in containers, we have nematoads in the soil that only seem to like tomatoes, everything else is fine grown right in the garden.
Likely hornworm. If you see one that looks as if it has little white sacs on it leave it alone. Those are the egg cases for a hornworm specific parasitic wasp.
Wish we had those wasps in my neck of the woods, they dont seem to live here.
I get the wasps that burrow in the dirt/sand and the mud dabbers. But they don't bother us.
Funny kshe, the marigolds will help with the nematodes too.
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