help, my tomatoes are getting eaten

[nuddle]

I am growing some cherry tomoatoes, and just noticed something is eating them, cant see anything, I picked off one tiny little caterpillar, but thats all I can see. So far its mostly the leaves, but some of the tomatoes have been attacked, what can I put on it?? I prefer natural stuff.

[Amberlea]

You can buy natural products from your garden centre specific to tomatoes.

You can also try a solution of crushed fresh garlic, water and a couple of drops of dish washing liquid (to help it stick to the plants) .. put it in a spray bottle and spray all over.

[floggadog]

You can buy Pyrethrin spray for them.
The catterpillars will be sleeping under the leaves. You need to take the torch out there tonight & investigate.

[nuddle]

I have some white oil, dont suppose that would work?

[me270880]

you can plant some things around it to stop the bugs. garlic, carrots will help too. we dont use anything and some things will get eaten (havent worked it all out yet) but our tomatoes and carrots are bug free, i have planted them side by side with occasional garlic between.

[Susan Mac]

You can buy Pyrethrin spray for them.
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Pyrethrum


I leave about a tablespoon of crushed garlic in a cup of boiling water over night and spray it on the plants.

[nuddle]

Pyrethrum


I leave about a tablespoon of crushed garlic in a cup of boiling water over night and spray it on the plants.

thanks, might start with that

[canberramomma]

A stick with a long, thin strip of weed mat works too. Keeps the moths from landing as it flaps about.

[nuddle]

A stick with a long, thin strip of weed mat works too. Keeps the moths from landing as it flaps about.

whats weed mat?