That seems not to happen. Instead, the mulch greatly reduces
the number of times you must water the tomatoes.

On 10 Aug 2006 17:49:06 -0700, "higgledy" wrote:

Jim,
Won't a mulch trap water making a perfect mold/fungus nursery?

Phil
Jim Carter wrote:
On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:31:19 -0400, Jim Carter wrote:

Water should be placed on the
ground gently rather than the water splashing on the leaves. A mulch helps
to alleviate this problem.

I just re-read that and it is not very clear. You do not want the water to
splash soil onto the leaves.

Sorry for any confusion.