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black flies on my tomatos

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my toms are covered in black flies any tips on what to use as i'd like to keep them organic or as organic as possible thanks.




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If they are in a greenhouse, just hang up those sticky yellow fly papers.

How big are they incidentally? They might be scarid fly which suggests that the surface of your compost is staying a bit too wet making it a perfect breeding ground for their tiny soil living maggots.

29 Jun, 2009

 

Not very big as potted them late maybe i have over watered them.

30 Jun, 2009

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