09-14-2013, 05:15 AM
My yellow squash grew well but fruit flies ruined almost every squash. Tomatoes did great, but I grow under a plastic roof to keep them as dry as possible and stop black mold. I grow them vertically, to allow max circulation.
I spoke to some folks from the UH Hilo Tropical Ag Dept. who have an ingenious fruit fly trap made from a one liter plastic bottle. Haven't picked up the bait yet but will shortly. Also bagging your larger tomatoes works. My wife got a bunch of gauzy draw string bags at, I think, Ben Franklin. Lettuce does well. Seeds available cheaply from UH Trop. Ag Dept. I get them in the mail with seeds specifically for Hawaii.
I spoke to some folks from the UH Hilo Tropical Ag Dept. who have an ingenious fruit fly trap made from a one liter plastic bottle. Haven't picked up the bait yet but will shortly. Also bagging your larger tomatoes works. My wife got a bunch of gauzy draw string bags at, I think, Ben Franklin. Lettuce does well. Seeds available cheaply from UH Trop. Ag Dept. I get them in the mail with seeds specifically for Hawaii.