Garlic works for a lot of things, but I dont know about this one. I do have
a book that says not to plant garlic near your tomatoes. Hanging near them
might be OK.
Dwayne
> On a radio gardening program, an old gardener rang in with this tip for
> combatting fruit fly in tomatoes. He hammers in a sturdy stake and plants
> two tomato seedlings alongside it in September. At the same time, he
> has some garlic growing nearby. By the time the tomatoes are fruiting the
> garlic is ready so he pulls it up and hangs it on the stake. I think he
> said 4 corms per stake. He reckons that with the garlic there he has no
> trouble with fruit fly in his tomatoes. Might be worth a try.
> --
> John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
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> combatting fruit fly in tomatoes. He hammers in a sturdy stake and plants
> two tomato seedlings alongside it in September. At the same time, he
> has some garlic growing nearby. By the time the tomatoes are fruiting the
> garlic is ready so he pulls it up and hangs it on the stake. I think he
> said 4 corms per stake. He reckons that with the garlic there he has no
> trouble with fruit fly in his tomatoes. Might be worth a try.
> --
> John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
>