What Animals Eat Tomato Plants & How to Protect Your Tomatoes
You’ve been waiting patiently for your tomatoes to change from green to orange. Yesterday you saw red tinges showing through, so today’s the day – today is tomato harvesting day! The excitement is palpable.
But wait, as you approach your plant with basket in hand, you can’t see those glorious orange bulbs hanging from the plant! You experience a moment of denial – they must be covered with leaves or something. Until you spot the remains of half-eaten tomatoes on the ground. The horror! The heart-break! Someone else has been waiting patiently for your tomatoes to ripen too!
It’s moments like these that make you want to scream out of frustration. Who could’ve done such a thing? What kind of animals eat tomato plants!?
Never fear – the Garden Detectives are here! In this article, we are going to help you solve the case of your missing tomatoes!
We’ll be investigating the usual suspects and help you look for clues to help identify primary suspect number one! Once you have identified the main suspect, we’ll explore ways to prevent them from conducting another raid on your tomato plants.
So buckle up, because we have a case to solve!
