Tomato plants

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PositronicRay

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26,954 posts

182 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Just been fettling my tomatoes (all coming along very nicely smile )

Wonderful aroma from the leaves, has anyone tried using the leaves as well as the fruit? Off cuts at the moment go straight into the compost bin.

calibrax

4,788 posts

210 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Not used because they are generally thought of as toxic. This may or may not be true though... read this interesting article.

http://www.gardenbetty.com/2013/08/tomato-leaves-t...

PositronicRay

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26,954 posts

182 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Thanks, read that but why hasn't sweaty betty tried them?

otolith

55,899 posts

203 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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They are certainly toxic enough that my sister's cat incurred some serious veterinary bills after chewing on the tomato plant on her windowsill.

Mobile Chicane

20,735 posts

211 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Tomato leaves pulverised in water supposedly make a great insecticide for aphids on roses, etc. They're members of the nightshade family.

I haven't tried this, but this is purely because I don't have any tomato plants.

Zad

12,695 posts

235 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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They seem to do a pretty good job of putting off slugs and snails.

Baryonyx

17,990 posts

158 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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Enjoy the smell. The fact we don't regularly eat abundant Tomato leaves is a giveaway that they aren't worth eating.

Pferdestarke

7,179 posts

186 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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Try adding a few of the stems attached to the tomato. They have a very deep earthy flavour.