Sweet Southern Belle

I’ve grown a few vegetables this summer for the first time since I was a child and my family had a garden. I’ve grown eggplant, bell peppers and tomatoes. My tomato plants have done great! I’ve had tons of big red tomatoes and my dear husband and I have enjoyed them a lot. When I first started seeing tomatoes I noticed a few small black worms attached to the plants. My mama told me to mix dish detergent and water and spray the plants with the mixture. I did and no more bugs all summer until last week when I began to see ants. The little creatures were eating away at my tomatoes and the detergent mixture only seemed to entice the ants more. So, I went on a mission to find out how to get rid of the little pests. I didn’t want to use pesticides since having organic veggies is one of the main reasons I wanted to grow my own. I did a little research and discovered that ants don’t like cinnamon. I’ve placed cinnamon sticks at the roots of all the plants and sprinkled ground cinnamon over all the plants. Almost instantly the ants were gone. I will continue to sprinkle with cinnamon as needed because it appears little ants run away at the smell and/or taste of cinnamon.

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