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Tomatoes

Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 6:17pm
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Steve 1957

Posts: 56

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Location: Puerto del Carmen

Joined: 4 Aug 2022

My tomato plants keep getting eaten alive

I thought the climate here would be ideal

The same is happening to my chilli plants 

Do any of you have any advice 🤷‍♂️

Satch

Posted: Sun Oct 8, 2023 8:07pm

Posts: 2

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Location: Arrieta

Joined: 28 Sep 2022

Posted: Sun Oct 8, 2023 8:07pm

You have a small moth here through it life cycle it has a caterpillar stage called a hornworm.i make up a solution of water,cooking oil pimento and fairy liquid which I spray on it help,s a bit,I also use a UV torch which show,s them up at night.for ease of picking them off.

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