We have 9 tomato plants and for some reason, the grasshoppers have stripped 2 of them but mostly left 7 untouched. it doesn’t seem to matter to the grasshoppers what type tomato plant it is . . it simply matters which ones they choose to eat. One Roma they ate, one they didn’t touch.
Tomato Plant
I will keep caring for them and hope they produce more leaves and survive. The only thing I know for sure is this: If I toss them, I surely won’t get any fruit from them.
Tomatoes
The plants that have not been damaged are doing great and have lots of baby tomatoes. In another two weeks, I’ll be able to put them all in the greenhouse and give them a bit of protection from the grasshoppers. Even with the shadecloth, the inside temp in the greenhouse now is still over 100 during the day but in a couple of weeks, our highs should be in the upper 70’s or low 80’s and the greenhouse temps shouldn’t get so hot as to bake the tomatoes on the vines.
If we can have a few fresh tomatoes for salads and sandwiches during the winter, I’ll be happy!
Susan says
So are you saying there’s no accounting for grasshopper tastes? =) That does seem odd. I’m going to predict that the plants do put out more leaves and you get tomatoes, if the hoppers don’t come around for a second snacking on the same plants. You’d think it would be too hot for them, but I guess they don’t really feel the heat. Did those plants have tomatoes growing on them, too, before the insects came?
Pat says
If you put rabbits under the tables you will get heat, fiber and meat. It doesn’t take many plus rabbit poo is great in the garden! Just saying!