Growing Tomato

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21 Dec 12 allen lee (Australia - temperate climate)
The grubs you have in your tomatoes are fruit fly. There are few remedies one is organic it has both male& female attracting lure in jar.the other has a male trap and there is female attraction lure which you paint on. A leading hardware store sell net bags which I find useful tied around forming bunches it allow air in stops birds pecking them(close weave) and prevents some flies getting to tomatoes and can be left to ripen. You can use chemical spray but must take care check label instruction wear protective clothing and check withholding period.
31 Dec 12 Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I found that mosquito bed nets work well to exclude fruit fly from tomato plants, and fit perfectly over a centre stack. You just need to weight down the edges on the ground so flies can't get under them.
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