mulch and tomatos
 

I've read that adding mulch over plants like clematus is good for them.
It keeps the roots cool.

Do tomato plants benefit from having cold feet too?

-- Stephen

mulch and tomatos
 

From: Stephen Boulet

Do tomato plants benefit from having cold feet too?

Not really--tomatoes can be planted in black plastic mulch--this warms the
cooler spring soil for the young plants--as the weather gets hotter the plants
get bigger and provide their own shade for the ground. This and other mulches
also prevent weeds and help retain moisture

mulch and tomatos
 

Do tomato plants benefit from having cold feet too?

-- Stephen

No, but when the temps reach the 90-110, mulch helps keep the soil at a more
appropriate temp for tomatoes. also helps keep moisure in. An organic
mulch(leaves, grass clippings, newspapers etc also helps condition the soil.
The cooling phenomena is probably only beneficial in the warmer climates.

mulch and tomatos
 

It's not so much as cold feet, but the mulch retains moisture for the tomato
plants as well as keeping soil from splashing up on the leaves thus reducing
diseases on the plants. Tomatoes actually do very well in warm soil
conditions. If they are grown in cold soil, they pretty much will just sit
and not grow. Peppers and basil are heat lovers too.

Penny
Zone 7b - North Carolina
"Stephen Boulet" wrote in message
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I've read that adding mulch over plants like clematus is good for them.
It keeps the roots cool.

Do tomato plants benefit from having cold feet too?

-- Stephen