On P. Allen Smith's Web site, he suggests:
Wrap tomato seedling stems with aluminum foil to deter cutworms. Once the plants mature the stem will thicken enough that these pests won?t be a problem and you can remove the foil.
Anybody heard of this?
ALSO: Last year was tragic for tomatoes. Wilt,wilt, wilt. Not just me.
Any way to take pro-active steps?
TIA
Persephone
No, but I see no reason it won't work. You cna make collars from other things, so why not foil?
Charlie
I use a strip of newspaper to wrap my tomato stems. No need to remove anything later!
Got an in with the Weather Gods? Because I think that'd be 90% of the solution...
If the wilt is Fusarium or Verticillium wilt you need to locate your tomatos, potatoes, peppers, eggplants, and basil to another location for three to four years.
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