About a week ago, I noticed some of my tomatoes were getting holes in them and turning into brown mush...yuck! I didn't know what was going on. Then I picked one and found the answer. It was an earwig. I had no idea they liked tomatoes. After some research, I learned they like to eat tomato leaves and zinnia flowers. Sure enough, so I would have a pretty garden, I had planted zinnia seeds right next to one of my tomato plants.... bummer! Fortunately, they typically don't destroy the plant, they just ruin a few pieces of precious fruit. So I have been experimenting with a couple different things to get rid of these gross bugs. I ended up putting little bowls of soy sauce mixed with veggie oil next to my plants and haven't seen them in a couple days. Another remedy is to use beer because the earwigs like the yeast in it. Then the yeast makes them die. And for you adventurous people out there, you can also go out in the evening/early morning and pick them off by hand.
I also got a recipe for a bug repellant for your garden from the Farmer's Almanac. This solution is good for a lot of bugs that like to "share" the garden with us humans. So, if you are having some similar bug issues, I highly recommend using this solution. Just mix 1 tsp. dishsoap, 1 cup veggie oil, and 1 gallon of warm water. Spray on plants as needed. It won't hurt your plants or veggies, but it should keep the bugs away. Watch out bugs!
2 comments:
My tomatoes had those little pesky things in them too, last year!
They are sooooo gross! I know they don't pinch but they are so scary looking.
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