whitefly on greenhouse tomatoes

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whitefly on greenhouse tomatoes
« on: July 15, 2014, 18:39 »
I've just been down to the G/H to water the toms once again and found the plants covered in whitefly, has anyone else had this problem and what did you do ??
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Re: whitefly on greenhouse tomatoes
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2014, 07:58 »
Some ideas HERE from the RHS.

Although I'm not completely sold on all the companion planting ideas I've seen, I do grow French Marigolds alongside my greenhouse crops and in the four years I've had the GH I've yet to see a whitefly - it may just be good luck, but possibly something for you to think about for next year.  :unsure:
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Re: whitefly on greenhouse tomatoes
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2014, 08:10 »
Tagetes work here as well  ;)

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Re: whitefly on greenhouse tomatoes
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2014, 08:27 »
I have some planted just inside the door.
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Re: whitefly on greenhouse tomatoes
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2014, 12:28 »
So I guess I could just plant a marigold in a plot and leave it in the GH and hope that the peskies go for that or stay away?

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Re: whitefly on greenhouse tomatoes
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2014, 13:23 »
Make sure it's a Tagetes rather than Calendula (pot marigold) type - Calendula won't do it for you, whereas Tagetes produce toxins in the stems and roots which do seem to work (at least until someone comes along and says their marigolds are covered in whitefly!  :lol:)
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Re: whitefly on greenhouse tomatoes
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2014, 16:39 »
Thank you all, I went this morning to get some yellow sticky strips to hang up and that seems to of helped, I grew Tagetes last year why didn't I do it this year  >:( never again

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Re: whitefly on greenhouse tomatoes
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2014, 15:41 »
Some ideas HERE from the RHS.

Although I'm not completely sold on all the companion planting ideas I've seen, I do grow French Marigolds alongside my greenhouse crops and in the four years I've had the GH I've yet to see a whitefly - it may just be good luck, but possibly something for you to think about for next year.  :unsure:
Always works for me. The year my self-collected seeds didn't germinate, I thought pffft - and got whitefly! In my 12'x10' GH I plant four or five.
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