And now we know....the REST of the story!
Good work on Hornworm Patrol! That’s dedication! :)
It only took a day or two in the garden.
They were everywhere and most of them were very big. I shudder to think of what would have happened if I hadn’t gotten that many.
Unfortunately, on the plants stripped completely bare, I didn’t see any sign of them so I’m guessing they are back in the ground pupating.
No Hornworms here, but "blasting and mildew" in Biblical terms in this cursed earth.
Whereby the plot of various kinds of tomatoes, mostly Early Girls, Supersweet 100s, and Bib boys, when from, this 3 weeks ago:
To this today:
Which I surmise is due to crowded planting in soil infected with Early Blight disease. 19 of the 80 plants were from Home Depot, the rest started from, seed, but all are infected. Water splashing from infected soil and thereby spores onto the lower leaves of plants, where the disease spreads from, then spores to other plants. A few plants had it last year, but this year its all over. Next year - the 7th year planting - I pl;ant to give the land a sabbath rest, and I may cover the whole area with black plastic and bake the soil.
However, the fruit has so far been very good and quite plentysome, glory and thanks be to God. :
