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| Click on Image to Enlarge Tomato Hornworm Whisperer Granddaughter, Mattie-Belle |
Last year my tomato crop succumbed to bottom end rot. This year I took measures to prevent the same blight. Imagine my upset at discovering a different tomato problem this summer.
At first, I couldn't figure out what was eating away at one and then two of my tomato plants. I blamed raccoons, and was about to cut off the quickly balding branches and half eaten fruit when I discovered what I soon learned were Tomato Hornworms.
They were beautiful in a weird and wonderful way, bright green and as large as my index finger. Having never seen anything like these critters before, I did some research as to how to save my tomato crop.
Eradication wasn't an easy task, as my granddaughter Mattie-Belle, a five-year-old who seems to have no fear of crawling creatures of any kind, wanted to adopt them.
Eventually, the Hornworm Whisperer was lured away, and I was able to dispatch the first two followed by a third from another plant the next day; and, that seemed to do the trick.
So, another unexpected tomato tragedy has been averted, in my ongoing quest for a home-grown fresh and juicy tomato sandwich - Silent salivation reference intended.
