Do Tomatoes Spread
Another Reason to Consider Getting Rid of Volunteer Tomatoes Is That They Can Carry and Spread Disease. This Is Especially True If They Come up Early in Spring...
Another reason to consider getting rid of volunteer tomatoes is that they can carry and spread disease. This is especially true if they come up early in spring when the weather is still cool. … If you let these grow, you can cause the disease to spread to other plants.
Are tomatoes native to the US?
Tomatoes are native to South America, in fact, several species are still found growing wild in the Andes. Brought to Mexico, tomatoes were domesticated and cultivated there by 500 BC. Columbus and/or Cortez brought tomatoes to Europe and the Spanish explorers took them throughout the world. …
What wildlife eats tomatoes?
Deer, birds, squirrels and raccoons all eat tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum), but they rarely eat an entire fruit. Instead, they take a bite or two out of each one, ruining the entire crop for you.
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