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Old 11-03-2007, 10:29 AM
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Caterpillars, bugs, insects - all want to munch their way through your hard work. If you don't want to spray with poisons you can try crushing garlic into water - let it ripen and spray it over your tomatoes and like plants - most bugs won't go near it. Don't worry the smell doesn't end up in your vegetables favor.

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Old 11-03-2007, 10:52 AM
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Salt water is also know to do a simular thing. Catapillers in particualr hate salt!!

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does it work on woodlice. they keep eating my rhubarb which is just starting to get going this year
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Slugs & snails won't go over copper (it gives them a small electric shock), so if you have some copper piping or strips, border them around your vegetables and it'll act as a fence for slugs & snails.

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