Mulching Tomato Plants 🍅

What is the best mulch for tomatoes? And why we are mulching tomatoes. That's what we'll talk about in this video.
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[@bobbygreen2291]

I’ve used straw to mulch tomato plants many times,,it worked great

[@arrowjmfarms]

It’s working great for me. The only issue I’ve had is a critter (opossum or armadillo) got in a few times looking for dinner. But I have some electric net that cure that.

[@bobbygreen2291]

@@arrowjmfarms I’ve watched grey squirrels go from one tomato to the next ,,eat holes and change tomatoes,,repeat

[@JSunGrowAlot]

I agree💚♻️🙏🏻

[@arrowjmfarms]

😁

[@jeil5676]

Dirt is still going to splash up on the plants from your walkways being so close. The action of rain falling on open soil destroys any soil structure also, so that bare soil on your walkways will erode and easily splash around due to no structure holding it together or mulch covering it. That straw will break down or blow away in a few months so you might wanna get more. I get dirt splashing up on my white plastic furniture every time it rains and its from several feet away. Wood chips on the paths would be your best bet but If you dont have a good source... its too expensive for me to bother with here where I live.

[@arrowjmfarms]

It might if we get a real heavy rain - I’ll find out this weekend lol. We’ve had a few mild storms and it has worked so far. If it lasts a few months I’ll be good with that. I’ll probably prune the lower stems. Yea there’s not really a good source of wood chips here except for maybe pine. Pine bark or hardwood would be my choice. I’ve been wanting to try the heavy duty landscape fabric and just burn holes for the plants to go in.

[@wonderming1]

Put a screw or nail in the dirt at the base of the plant the cut worms cannot cut around the stem

[@arrowjmfarms]

I remember dad saying this when I was a kid and I say I’m going to do it every year but don’t. Thanks for the reminder.

[@parafinishwoodworks9483]

Have you tried using grass clippings? I've got so much

[@arrowjmfarms]

It works it just depends on the variety. We have Bermuda and Bahia in my area and those two spread pretty rapidly, especially Bermuda since it will propagate from just the stems. If you can get just leaf material in your clippings then it will work great. No seed heads, otherwise you’re just adding undesirable seed to your garden.

[@christinemccoy4471]

So, you can waste water by not mulching because you have drip irrigation? Poor presentation on a few things said.

[@arrowjmfarms]

No water wasted here. I put water at the roots where it’s needed and immediately available to the plant. There’s literally no water on the surface to evaporate. What I was getting at is that drip irrigation really shines during the summer heat. And I’m not mulching for moisture retention reasons. Sorry for the confusion.

[@bustmnutt]

I like using oak leaves for mulch

[@arrowjmfarms]

That would probably work. I’d just make sure they aren’t adding any acidity to your soil/garden.