How do I keep bugs from eating my tomato plants???

All of my ripened tomotoes are getting holes eaten into them. Any tricks to keeping the bugs away??? Perferably without using pesticides.

How do I keep bugs from eating my tomato plants???
yes. take everything that you have in the way of spices and seasonings - onions, bay leaves, garlic, etc - and put a spoon or two in a pot of water. steep it all together for a few minutes and let it cool. strain it into a spray bottle and add a couple of drops of hot pepper sauce and a couple of drops of dish detergent. if you made extra refrigerate it. if the bottle isn't full add water. (the stinkier the better) spray this on the plants - especially under the leaves as that is where the bugs hide. Imagine if someone sprayed you with this! Yuck.





you will have to reapply after rain or watering.





hope this helps.





P.S. someone ppl may tell you to add a teaspoon of dish detergent to a spray bottle, but that will burn your plants. The detergent is used as a spreader/sticker for the other ingredients, not as a bug killer. :)
Reply:I get rid of aphids and whiteflies by using a heavily concentrated garlic water spray. One entire peeled bulb to a gallon of boiling water; let steep until stinky; strain, pour into spray bottle. Garlic is a natural deterrent.





Also, next year you may want to plant some marigolds around your tomatoes. Marigolds are a wonderful pest preventer! :)

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