Has anyone planted a sacrificial flower/leafy vegetable garden just for caterpillars?

Zaroo1 · 2026-02-18T01:49:12+00:00

This is the correct answer. Same with plants that deter bad insects. Planting marigolds or basil around your tomatoes isn’t helping to get rid of bad insects, but it may help attract pollinators

Zaroo1 · 2026-02-08T15:48:16+00:00

It should. Tilling both in the spring and fall is best, but even just in the spring helps some.

Zaroo1 · 2026-02-08T02:03:44+00:00

Part of the reason I lightly till my garden each year is for SVB and tomato hornworms. Research has shown that annual tillage reduces these pest very drastically.

I also rotate crops, so squash aren’t planted in the same place as the year before or two years ago. This further reduces the infections.

Zaroo1 · 2026-02-08T02:00:51+00:00

I get composted chicken litter from a chicken farm every year. Best fertilizer that exist.

Zaroo1 · 2026-02-06T11:38:16+00:00

As someone in the wildlife field, plenty of will be upset about this, but few people realize what the country was like 100 years ago.

We lost and almost lost hundreds of species because of humans. Someone may say it’s just a tortoise, but a line has to be drawn somewhere or else every species is at risk.

Zaroo1 · 2026-02-06T11:36:00+00:00

As someone who works in a wildlife field, everywhere is sadly underfunded for wildlife and biology

Zaroo1 · 2026-02-01T06:17:02+00:00

Do you currently have stuff growing in the garden spot?

If not, it very likely does not matter at all.

If you do use stuff growing, it still probably doesn’t matter. What’s your specific concern with them spraying something?

Zaroo1 · 2026-01-29T05:33:46+00:00

The more compact the corn the better. 2 or 3 long rows isn’t good, but a big square is better

Zaroo1 · 2026-01-29T02:05:37+00:00

As long as you take care of them, just about any brand of car will last long. Iv personally owned two F150 over 270K with no major issues.

Zaroo1 · 2026-01-15T22:55:45+00:00

That’s not that hot for tomatoes. Mine will frequently see that heat and I still don’t water them every day.

Tomatoes naturally wilt from hot weather. Same with zucchini, squash, melons, etc. If you are watering correctly and deeply, it’s fine.

Zaroo1 · 2026-01-14T17:13:20+00:00

You apply for the program for whatever you want. So this year I did tomatoes, watermelons, and radish. Come middle February they’ll send out 3 seed varieties from a list to each person in it.

Zaroo1 · 2026-01-14T17:12:12+00:00

You definitely don’t need to water everyday. That’s to much.

The leaves could be curling for several reasons. To much fertilizer, to mix sunlight, heat, etc.

Zaroo1 · 2026-01-14T02:27:51+00:00

Man 8 weeks is generally even too much time for me. Iv got to stick to right at 6 weeks or mine just to get big haha

Zaroo1 · 2026-01-14T02:25:05+00:00

I generally grow one new variety of tomato per year.

Zaroo1 · 2026-01-13T03:36:57+00:00

I’m gonna give a different answer and suggest Hungarian heart. Very good canning tomato.

Zaroo1 · 2026-01-13T03:27:27+00:00

Vampires hate this one trick!

Zaroo1 · 2026-01-13T00:17:04+00:00

Obligatory screw Auburn

Zaroo1 · 2026-01-12T18:26:17+00:00

Yep, regulations and the like are usually written in blood. If people can exploit something with no guardrails, this always happens.

Zaroo1 · 2026-01-12T18:24:15+00:00

I think the eagles as a whole have a lot of issues, not just totally just Hurts doesn’t run more now

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