On 2007-05-29, Philip Semanchuk <SpamIsNasty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In article <slrnf5ok2h.a92.wdukes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> wdukes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>
>> On 2007-05-26, Philip Semanchuk <SpamIsNasty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> > In article <4657369a$0$19482$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> > NotARealAddress@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(don) wrote:
>> >
>> >> In article <XhG5i.19002$3P3.18601@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> >> daniel88b88martin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >At the risk of stating the obvious, water your tomato plants if the
soil
>> >> >gets dry.
>> >>
>> >> I've heard it's better to just water the ground around the plant,
and not
>> >> soak
>> >> the leaves as well. Is that true?
>> >
>> > Tomato plants tend to be vulnerable to fungus and mildew attacking
the
>> > leaves, especially in this humid climate. I have always operated
under
>> > the assumption that getting the leaves wet would only encourage
>> > problems. I also made a habit of mulching the soil around my plants
so
>> > that rainwater couldn't splash dirt onto the leaves, which I've heard
>> > aids soil-borne diseases in attacking the plants.
>>
>> I have not seen TomatoLord post, but he would disagree. He shreds
>> leaves and puts them out 6 inches deep. He then parts the leaves and
>> places the plants directly on the ground not in it.
>
> I would not dare to argue with someone named TomatoLord! But seriously,
> with which part would he disagree? Reading what you wrote, I think we're
> saying the same thing -- use mulch to keep soil from spla****ng onto your
> plants.
i think I should have read you post again. I think my brain went on
vacation mid paragraph. I could not find anything to disagree with the
when I just read it.
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