Devastation Comes by the Name of Cutworm

Every morning I go out to my garden to check on the plants. One morning I was shocked to see my precious little tomato plant lying sideways on the ground! It looked like a bug ate right through the stem of the plant.





I am so sad! I did some research, and I think the culprit is a bug called the Cutworm. I read that a way to prevent them from destroying your plants is to put a paper cup around he base of your plant. This prevents them from crawling up and feasting during the night. So now my tomato plants are sporting disposable coffee cups around their base.