TammyM wrote:
> "Serene" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Karen wrote:
>>> I have these hanging baskets in my patio. The basket itself has holes
>>> in it, where you can plant impatiens, petunias, lobelia, etc., and
>>> when it fills out, the holes can't be seen, and it looks like a big
>>> round flowery basket. Hard to explain, but you can look at the picture
>>> on http://www.hangingbaskets.com.
>>>
>>> I've enjoyed my two baskets for several seasons.
>> Wow, those are really cool!
>>
>>> This year I am going to plant something food like instead of flowers
>>> in one of the baskets, perhaps strawberries, chives, cilantro, basil
>>> and maybe a cherry tomato plant in one of them. Any other suggestions
>>> to add to the pot?
>> Tomatoes should do well. TOTGA (my ex) grows tomatoes in these:
>> http://topsyturvys.com/10001.html
>
> I suspect this is a dumb question but I'm not proud: do they still get
> <shudder> tomato worms when grown this way?
>
> TammyM, gonna have nightmares tonight at the mere mention of those horrible
> things!
>
>
Certainly they will get hornworms if their parents are in the vicinity.
Easy to get rid of though, just pull them off and squish them. Same worm
that is on tobacco plants and will also eat other members of the
nightshade family.