"FarmerDill" wrote in message
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Never had any luck with basil and cilantro repelling any insects, Basil in
partcicular does grow well with tomatoes tho. Aphids have never been a
problem
for me on either tomatoes or cantaloupes, but then I have always been in
the
south where aphids are a cool weather problem. Only two major insect
problems
over some 60 years with tomatoes, Thrips, which carry the spotted wilt
virus
and red spidermites which can do a number on ypur plants without carrying
anything. Cantaloupes, the striped cucumber beetle is the adversary.
Wilts,
blights and other fungal/viral diseases are a much greater threat than
insects
in my case,



Thrips? Red spidermites? Striped cucumber beetle? I'm just going to
pretend I didn't read any of that, so I won't worry about them =:-o~! I
tend to be a worrywart about everything and I really wanted to protect my
babies from harm! What you don't know won't hurt you!

rona