{"id":876,"date":"2008-08-15T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-15T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2008\/08\/invasion-of-the-big-green-worms.html"},"modified":"2019-06-20T14:07:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T18:07:52","slug":"invasion-of-the-big-green-worms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2008\/08\/invasion-of-the-big-green-worms.html","title":{"rendered":"Invasion of the Big Green Worms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2582\" style=\"width: 695px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2582\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2582\" src=\"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tomatohornworm.jpg\" alt=\"tomato hornworm\" width=\"685\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tomatohornworm.jpg 685w, https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tomatohornworm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tomatohornworm-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tomatohornworm-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tomato hornworm photographed in my garden. The white bits are the young of a predatory wasp.<\/p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This week has been an invasion of the big green worms here at Seven Oaks Farm. On Wednesday, I went out at 8 am to water the tomatoes. I let out a shriek that frightened the dog. Munching away at my tomato plants was the biggest, nastiest green worm I&#8217;ve ever seen. Over an inch thick and four inches long. Alas, it was a <a href=\"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2019\/06\/how-to-get-rid-of-tomato-hornworm.html\">tomato hornworm<\/a>. John helped me pull it off and we found more. Each morning has now been devoted to removing these nasty creatures. I asked my father in law to plant his famous marigolds around the tomato pots. I&#8217;ve written for years on companion planting and have always touted marigolds to repel the tomato hornworm. Now it&#8217;s time to put my money where my mouth is, or my plants anyway!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week has been an invasion of the big green worms here at Seven Oaks Farm. On Wednesday, I went out at 8 am to water the tomatoes. I let out a shriek that frightened the dog. Munching away at my tomato plants was the biggest, nastiest green worm I&#8217;ve ever seen. 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