What non-toxic substance can I use to keep worms off of my tomato plants?

I've only actually seen a couple of them (more like caterpillars), but I am finding a couple of tomatoes daily with wormholes.

What non-toxic substance can I use to keep worms off of my tomato plants?
Diatamacious Earth" It is all natural and very in expensive. You can get it at any garden center. Diatamacious earth is ground fossil in a powder form. To you and I it feels soft like baby powder, to any crawling pest it is like broken glass. You simply sprinkle it on your plant and around. You have to repeat it as you water or rain, as it will wash off. But like I said it is very inexpensive and easy to use. You should try and pick off those pesty critters by hand ( I know...oooo!) , if you are not wanting to use pest control because they will only move away, not die... A mild soapy water mist will also help to keep them away and other uninvited guests, once you have them in control...just a few drops of liquid dish soap in a spray bottle of water.


If you have only seen couple you may have other pest in hiding, like snails earwigs, grasshoppers etc. The diatamacious earth will work on many!!


Just a little hint, from an old lady growing tomatoes for years and years...for the best and flavorful fruits pull back on your water after the tomatoes have set, only water when they are almost to droop, this causes all the sugars to form and the fruit are Full of flavor!!!


Be sure if you spray, or when you water to do it early enough in the day that the moisture is gone by nightfall, keep debris away around and under your plants so there are no hiding places for pests.( i am betting the tiny holes in the fruits are from earwigs, who hide in dark and moist places)


Good luck


God Bless


Grandma
Reply:Sounds like tomato horn worms, are they a lime green color? They can strip a plant in a hurry and grow to an incredible size. Knock them off in a can to get rid of them before you have no plant at all.
Reply:The eggs were probably laid in the blossoms before the tomatoes started forming.





There is a solution I've heard of combining garlic juice, tobasco sauce, and a bit of dish soap that's supposed to be good for repelling or destroying pests. Mix that with water in a spray bottle, and make sure to spray the undersides of the leaves as well as the tops.





Good luck!
Reply:Almost any nursery carries a product which contains BT. It is a bacteria culture which kills all types of worms. The bacteria eat the worms! but will not harm you.
Reply:Keep a close eye on the plants an pick them off/kill them. OR, use insectacide.
Reply:sevin powder or spray

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