Murray's new Tomato Wall

[Jonty]

Murray,

The really great tasting varieties like beefsteak have very aromatic fruit and the leaves have a strong smell. A cherry tomato on the other hand doesn't smell as much and neither do the leaves.

I suspect their smell, flavour of the leaves and fruit is why they are first choice for the pests.

Regards
Jonty

[daniel]

Here is an interesting tip for protecting fruits/veggies (from birds at least), that i read a while ago.

Supposedly, birds prefer bitter fruit over sweet. So the orchid grower in the article planted a range of fruiting lillypillies amongst the orchids in order to lure the birds away from the crops. They claim it works..

I should be able to find the article if anyone requires.

[Murray]

That is very interesting Jonty. It explains a few things. I have often wondered why the cherry tomato types are rarely attacked by bugs.

And I would appreciate such a link Daniel.