Found out why my serrano plant was looking sparse lately.
He was strong. My gag reflex was not. I ended up just cutting the branch and tossing it far away from the garden.
by Last_Cow_489
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mrs_casualshitposter
I have a similar spinal shudder reaction to big worms. I would have done the same honestly. I read that birds are a good way to control them. I guess that’s true because I put up a bird feeder. I saw some hornworm damage on my tomatoes earlier in the season but it mysteriously stopped. I never did spot the worm.
BlueLobsterDejaVu
Those hornworms are like a where’s waldo but it gets biger and biger, easier and easier
mdataaa
I’ve found that flicking them is slightly easier because the moment they feel you pulling, they lock onto the stem. Surprise them with the flick and they’re gone
IPutTheVoodooInYou
LMAO!! I’m sorry but I totally get it. Something about them being so soft, but strong at the same time. Yucky Mfs
MahnHandled
Don’t let it stick you with that bar. It’s nasty.
MrsP_ifurnastee
I cut them in half with my pruners and their legs let go. Pro tip.
jar11591
I take a little spade shovel and knock em down in to it, then I sling it like a lacrosse stick and launch the thing into my neighbors yard. Hehe
xiamsammyx
It’s easier if you just bite them off the plant.
mightilyconfused
A friend posted a video from her garden years ago. It was the biggest fattest hornworm I had ever seen. She tried to brush it away with her trowel and it started jerking and making a clicking noise. Scared the crap out of me then and I gag just like you when they’re in my garden. I would just clip the stem just underneath it and throw the whole thing away.
McRatHattibagen
Slap it to the ground and stomp stomp stomp
broken_edge
I would have to go grab one of my ducks, bring her over, and let her eat it
Pomegranate_1328
I hate those things so much!!!
vipergirl
I went outside one day and one of my plants had NOTHING on it. No fruit, no leaves.
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I have a similar spinal shudder reaction to big worms. I would have done the same honestly.
I read that birds are a good way to control them. I guess that’s true because I put up a bird feeder. I saw some hornworm damage on my tomatoes earlier in the season but it mysteriously stopped. I never did spot the worm.
Those hornworms are like a where’s waldo but it gets biger and biger, easier and easier
I’ve found that flicking them is slightly easier because the moment they feel you pulling, they lock onto the stem. Surprise them with the flick and they’re gone
LMAO!! I’m sorry but I totally get it. Something about them being so soft, but strong at the same time. Yucky Mfs
Don’t let it stick you with that bar. It’s nasty.
I cut them in half with my pruners and their legs let go. Pro tip.
I take a little spade shovel and knock em down in to it, then I sling it like a lacrosse stick and launch the thing into my neighbors yard. Hehe
It’s easier if you just bite them off the plant.
A friend posted a video from her garden years ago. It was the biggest fattest hornworm I had ever seen. She tried to brush it away with her trowel and it started jerking and making a clicking noise. Scared the crap out of me then and I gag just like you when they’re in my garden. I would just clip the stem just underneath it and throw the whole thing away.
Slap it to the ground and stomp stomp stomp
I would have to go grab one of my ducks, bring her over, and let her eat it
I hate those things so much!!!
I went outside one day and one of my plants had NOTHING on it. No fruit, no leaves.
I look around and the thing had 5 worms on it, 5!