This Week's Best Sellers. Spiraea shrubs are a tried and true garden shrub that has been used for over 300 years. They are native to the Northern Hemisphere.There are over 70 species of spiraea and some species have several dozen varieties. Spiraea is also known as meadowsweet.his Week's Best Sellers. Spiraea shrubs are a tried and true garden shrub that has been used for over 300 years. They are native to the Northern Hemisphere.
The tomato fruitworm, a common caterpillar, eats holes in tomatoes about the diameter of a cigarette. The holes can be shallow or deep. QUESTION: Please see the attached picture of a tomato from my garden.
This inner swelling will then cause the thickened outer skin to rupture resulting in a split or crack. Although some minor cracking at the top of the tomato is generally harmless, large splits that expose the tomato flesh can invite disease and insect pests. If you look at the above picture you will notice the four tomatoes. The top two tomatoes have split due to inconsistent watering. The bottom two are not fully ripened but should be picked at this time. You can sit these tomatoes in a window sill that is in a sunny location to further ripen. This will keep them from cracking like the top two did.