Or, you can cover them with the new floating row cover. There are several brands available at garden centers and through garden supply catalogs. I did it by pulling off 30 percent of the leaves just before planting, while the plant was laying on its side, next to the hole. As soon as the last bit of soil was tamped around the ball, I applied an antitranspirant spray to the remaining foliage according to the label directions. Stomata allow moisture to be given off from the leaf as a gas.
Moist soil has less tendency to fall away from the roots when the plant is being placed in the hole.
Never depend on Mother Nature to do the job. Top of Page Nocturnal Garden Pests Q. Each morning before I leave for work, I enjoy walking through my vegetable and flower garden to observe how the plants are growing. Over the past three mornings I've noticed that something is chewing the leaves of my tomato plants. Large sections of the foliage are missing. I looked for the pest, but without success.