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Jay

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Stem in first picture was damaged some time ago which caused the surface to dry. This plant may fail sooner than you expect due to limited ability of the stem to continue to supply water & ferts to the top.

The nibbles on the tomato fruit & pepper leaves occurred some time ago. The reason I say that is the edges of the wounds are dry & brown. I don't see any ongoing damage. Here, my reason for saying that is the edges of the wounds aren't "fresh."

Stop spraying.

Agree with Jean there is no reason to be spraying Sevin for damage such as this. It is old damage and very minor. It poses no threat to the plants.

The holes in the pepper were most likely caused by flea beetles which, for the most part, do only appearance damage not threatening damage. And Sevin doesn't affect them anyway unless it happens to hit them just right. Meanwhile it is killing the beneficials. So if this is the worst damage you are seeing you can comfortably put the spray away.

The damaged main stem in the first photo will collapse sooner rather than later and personally I would root a cutting or 2 off that plant before it dies to replace it with. Can't say what caused the damage originally but it is fairly severe.

For future reference, it is always best to first ID the cause of the problem so that you can use an appropriate control rather than one of the "big guns" when it isn't needed. ;)

Dave

Thank you for the help guys, this is our first garden, I did use that spray, not really wanting to, I was afraid we were being taken over. I wont use it or anything anymore untill I know for sure it is needed. Are ants a worry?? I see ants all over the garden, right on my tomatos and peppers do you just let them go?? I see no damage to other fruits. Iv also got a toad that lives in the garden, I figure he is a good guy right???

Yes he is a good guy. And no, ants are usually no problem - as long as you don't have red fire ants. ;) Main thing to watch for right now are aphids and maybe hornworms depending on where you live (need to add that or at least your garden zone to your posts).

Dave

Hopefully you removed the toad before you sprayed. I don't think sevin would be good for it.

lol yes, I don't think the toad would go very well with Sevin. I've had a toad show up in my garden at least once, but I don't have a shelter to keep them in so they don't stay around long. They're good at eating plenty of bugs though, so they can be beneficial to your plants (although they wouldn't go after aphids or anything too high up for them to reach)

Hey guys thanks again for the info. The toad is around a lot,I didn't see him untill after I sprayed. He hangs along the edge by the fence,if he isn't there usually you can find him if you look around.