jshofstra wrote:
I have a garden in an area with many other gardens. Some of the other
folks plant potatoes. In past years my tomato plans have been ravaged
by potato beetles. Are there any ways to prevent them from attacking my
plants in the first place? Organic solutions would be great.

Even though they had an organic approach to gardening, the original PBS
"Victory Garden" crew sadly admitted that some sort of powder must be
used to control the Colorado Potato Beetle.