Controlling Cutworms
Cutworms can cause severe damage to tomato plants. Gardeners have used milk cartons, pieces of wax paper wrapped around stems and aluminum foil to protect young plants. These methods have proven to be effective. Cutworms are also repelled by surrounding area garden crops with barriers of crushed eggshells, damp wood ashes, chicken manure or leaf mulch. Worms cannot digest cornmeal but yet are attracted to it. Scatter cornmeal where worms have been a problem.