Oh woe is me. Naive am I. I thought that the blossom end rot was the worst of it.

I was out watering the tomatoes and giving them the once over when I notice a little pile of what appears to be bird poop on a leaf. Not really wanting to deal with it I sprayed the stuff with my Garlic Barrier when they started to move. All of them!

I most wanted to let out a blood curdling scream and run for the hills but after disposing of the mass I ran into the house and jumped on the computer.

Thank goodness my peanut was taking a nap at the time. She proclaims all bugs beautiful and would have wanted to save them or something.

They may be tomato hornworms or what have you. After various pictures and videos I began to get nauseous and called my husband to whine.

I found that most gardeners swear by Bt and more specifically Safer 5160 Caterpillar Killer with BT.

There was some business about corn and tomatoes being planted together (which I have) which like I said the nauseau was setting in so I just had to get the job done.

After a few trips this morning I found the stuff and my husband and I hosed down the plants this evening.

I do happen to have a home next to an open field that probably used to be farm land. I think the bugs go out at night with little headsets on and call in to each other on who’s garden to attack next. Did I tell you about the time I was out gardening and two mating bugs decided  my head was the place to land? They love me. They just love me. I’m itching just talking about it.

Mind you I keep talking about having a strong stomach and I thought I did. I was a pre-med student in college. Autopsy, open heart surgery, various experiments. I could discuss this stuff over dinner but these bugs? Aaaarggh!

I tell my husband that had we lived in pioneer days we would have starved to death.

Oh this is the video that sent me over the edge.