Re: Re(2) Re:Stink Bugs was Ripe Tomatoes Was: Ripe oranges
Janet
the following link has info on stink bugs:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r783300211.html
kostas
----- Original Message -----
From: Janet B <janetble@otenet.gr>
To: <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com>; Medit-plants <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: Re(2) Re:Stink Bugs was Ripe Tomatoes Was: Ripe oranges
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com>
> To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 8:26 AM
> Subject: Re(2): Ripe Tomatoes Was: Ripe oranges
>
>
> > Barry -- with all of your gardening expertise, is it true that you've
> never
> > grown tomatoes before????
> >
> We grow our toms for flavour and do not care what colour they are. Really
> tasty heritage varities are Pink Brandywine, a huge ugly deep pink and
> Fablonestynj( try pronoucing that one) a small sweet yellow. I have seed
of
> both if anyone wants to try them. Also there is a great site in America
> (www.virtualseeds.com) who offer lots of really interesting heritage
> vegetable seeds.
>
> Can I change the subject please.
> Tomatoes, does anyone have problems with the Stink Bug damaging them.they
> suck sap and leave French Beans dry and inedible and Tomatoes with a hard
> white ring under the surface and brown sunken patches on the skin. I have
> researched them on sites that I can find, but although they exist in the
UK
> they are not a pest there and I cannot find an organic method of control
> from any other site. Here - in Crete - we have several generations a
year,
> they are bright green bugs which mate facing away from each other and fall
> off when disturbed. i am sorry I do not have their latin name. I have
tried
> hand picking them, but they still manage to wreck our mid summer crop of
> tomatoes. We are organic gardeners and any ideas would be MOST welcome.
>
> regards to all Janet
> Richard & Janet Blenkinship
> Crete
>
> janetble@otenet.gr
>
