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 Re: TFF Gardening Thread
[Re: Tin Head]
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04/15/10 07:02 PM
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Are you're talking about the cutworms or the tomato hornworm, they are different... This is the hornworm... Hornworm This is the cutworm... Cutworm If it is the cutworm, I see them in the afternoon. If it's the hornworm, I see them in the morning...I kill them by knocking them off and stomping them...Or if I have my gloves on just squish them in my fingers...
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/15/10 07:08 PM
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No , its the cutworm. I had a branch cut day before yesterday and thought it was the kids that did it by accident. I just walked thought the garden and theres another on the same plant.  I read they do their dirty work at night....To control climbing and army cutworms, dust plants with Sevin according to label directions. Black cutworms are harder to control because they dont climb on the leaves. The best way to protect plants against them is to create a barrier around the plant. You can cut out the bottom of a 6- or 8-ounce plastic cup and trim the top down so that all you have left is a ring about 3 inches tall. Slip it over the plant and push it an inch or so into the ground so that it is firmly fixed. The result is a little fence that protects the transplant from the worm. I am going out there right now to dig that little critter up and take care of him......LOL
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/15/10 07:40 PM
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GOT EM!!! Now I need to apply some chemical agent  . If theres one there is room for others. I have sprayed the garden with Neem Oil and rotenone pyrethisis ( I think thats how its spelled) seven days ago. The label says to apply every seven days so today would be time to do it again. The problem is I dont see it working at all, didnt last year either. While I was digging for the cutworm I found a doo doo bug and a small milipede I guess its time for seven dust...  I have introduced about 20 plants into my garden though in the last week 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/15/10 08:19 PM
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Need to find tobasco plants near Lewisville/Flower Mound area. Can anybody help....  Have tried Lowes/Home Depot and the local nurseries...no luck. Thanks fellers.... 
You guys know everything..... I'm just an idiot....no problem........
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/15/10 08:24 PM
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Need to find tobasco plants near Lewisville/Flower Mound area. Can anybody help.... Have tried Lowes/Home Depot and the local nurseries...no luck. Thanks fellers.... If all else fails try the farmers market in downtown Dallas. While your there eat all the free samples also,lol.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/15/10 08:44 PM
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Have you tried a Wal Mart yet ? They usually carry them for a couple months . If you don't have any luck you can always direct-seed outside. They grow pretty fast.
I'll keep a lookout and if I find any we can meet in Sulpher Springs or thereabouts if you want.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/15/10 08:48 PM
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You can cut the cup / toilet paper roll / paper towel roll down the side and open it up enough to go around the base of the plant then make sure it's closed when you bury it.
The wood ashes spread around the plant (described on that "cutworm" link ) work pretty well too.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/15/10 08:52 PM
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Does anybody grow their tomatoes in the same place every year ? I usually do but last year they didn't perform very well. Soil was ok but we had a really wet summer. Think I ought to move 'em this year ?
Somebody hurry up and answer. I'm planting tomorrow. 
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/15/10 08:53 PM
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My grandpa grew his in the same year every year. Technically it isn't supposed to be done thanks to disease and soil nutrients, but I bet you could get by with it, with close inspection for disease and adding some compost to the soil.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/15/10 08:53 PM
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By the way, I wonder if that wood ash trick might work for the doodle-bugs.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/15/10 08:57 PM
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Does anybody grow their tomatoes in the same place every year ? I usually do but last year they didn't perform very well. Soil was ok but we had a really wet summer. Think I ought to move 'em this year ?
Somebody hurry up and answer. I'm planting tomorrow. I will grow mine in the same spot for no more than 3 years in a row. Then I rotate the whole garden...It's one of the reasons I have a map drawn out of where everything will go before I start planting...
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/16/10 12:21 AM
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It might. I've never had a problem with 'em in the veggie garden. They're all over the azalea beds but they don't seem to bother anything.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/16/10 12:24 AM
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I rotate everything else but I've always heard that maters will do well in the same place. Think I'll put 'em around the asparagus this year.
You ever had any problems growing them near corn ?
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/16/10 01:03 AM
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Our tomatoes are planted in the same spot every year and they do well.
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Re: TFF Gardening Thread
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04/16/10 02:05 AM
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I rotate everything else but I've always heard that maters will do well in the same place. Think I'll put 'em around the asparagus this year.
You ever had any problems growing them near corn ? I don't remember ever planting them near corn...I do know according to that companion guide posted earlier in the thread, tomatoes are a bad companion for corn... http://www.tinkersgardens.com/vegetables/companionplanting.asp
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