I think I found some fungus on my tomatoes.
how can I change this
I have two pest problems which are: leaf miners, spiders, ants and caterpillars.
They make my leaves look like this
I'm growing them in southern California. I'm starting to use pine needles for ph soil. Gets about 12 hours of sun. and ye
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1st one looks like bird slashed it with a beak.
In the 2 nd photo, the two puncture marks are typical of stink bugs, but the corky scabs could be just growing pains... Minor scratches in tender skin from rubbing, etc. that scabbed over.
In the 2 nd photo, the two puncture marks are typical of stink bugs, but the corky scabs could be just growing pains... Minor scratches in tender skin from rubbing, etc. that scabbed over.
However you want to count, SPIDERS are not counted as a pest but a GARDEN PATROL and HELPER.I have two pest problems which are: leaf miners, spiders, ants and caterpillars.
They make my leaves look like this
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And ants don't usually eat living plants. Leaf miners don't chew up leaves like that, they make little squiggle trails from boring around inside leaves:
https://herselfshoustongarden.com/wp-con ... damage.jpg
So your chewed up leaves are most likely the "caterpillar." Have you seen the culprit? What does it look like?
https://herselfshoustongarden.com/wp-con ... damage.jpg
So your chewed up leaves are most likely the "caterpillar." Have you seen the culprit? What does it look like?
rainbowgardener wrote:And ants don't usually eat living plants. Leaf miners don't chew up leaves like that, they make little squiggle trails from boring around inside leaves:
https://herselfshoustongarden.com/wp-con ... damage.jpg
So your chewed up leaves are most likely the "caterpillar." Have you seen the culprit? What does it look like?
yea I have those leaf miners and Caterpillar problem. I spray Natria now.... havent seen any leaf miners but bites and holes.
A strange thing is that my tomato plant only gets infested expect for my chilies X)
thanks yall