"George Shirley" > wrote in message
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> 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.


<Faint!> :::thud:::

TammyM, quick with the smelling salts!