This is interesting..... I have been growing tomato plants for 6 years in my permaculture garden and have never seen a worm or noticed any damage from these ? Never!
I create an eco-system with many varieties of plants, herbs, flowers, veggies, fruit trees, ground cover, berry bushes, etc and i also create a bird haven in the garden with feeders, bird houses, bird baths, etc. And I NEVER till the soil as I keep the soil covered with mulch. All of this creates a balanced eco-system of beneficial insects and also pests... The beneficial insects feed on the pests, as well as the birds keeping the pests at bay!
I tried growing some cabbage in my greenhouse last year, and I noticed both plants had larvae and fat green worms on it. So being inside a protected greenhouse, away from the balanced ecosystem outside, puts plants at risk for pests!
We need to observe nature and grow our gardens according to its design. Create your habitat for everything to live together, and it will take care of itself! :)
This is interesting..... I have been growing tomato plants for 6 years in my permaculture garden and have never seen a worm or noticed any damage from these ? Never!
I create an eco-system with many varieties of plants, herbs, flowers, veggies, fruit trees, ground cover, berry bushes, etc and i also create a bird haven in the garden with feeders, bird houses, bird baths, etc. And I NEVER till the soil as I keep the soil covered with mulch. All of this creates a balanced eco-system of beneficial insects and also pests... The beneficial insects feed on the pests, as well as the birds keeping the pests at bay!
I tried growing some cabbage in my greenhouse last year, and I noticed both plants had larvae and fat green worms on it. So being inside a protected greenhouse, away from the balanced ecosystem outside, puts plants at risk for pests!
We need to observe nature and grow our gardens according to its design. Create your habitat for everything to live together, and it will take care of itself! :)