Eywadude
Lunatic Member
@Wildcat, I was just looking through my posts about tomatoes and I actually gave you some wrong advice! I mentioned to not use mulch, but unfortunately I got mixed up and I was thinking of a completely different issue. In fact, you SHOULD be using mulch for your plants, even in pots if you choose to go this route. The reason being is that things like mildew and blight (a type of fungus) are caused by raindrops falling on the affected soil and splashing up onto the lower foliage of the plants. That's why you'll usually see that mildew and blight starts at the bottom and spreads upwards from there. This condition is known as "soil splash" and can devastate your plants if you are having issues with blight and mildew.
So continue on with using mulch on your plants if you are having issues with mildew and blight, even in pots. I don't know where my head was when I made that comment! Isolating your plants into pots will be very beneficial in your case though. Give it a try, you just might beat those mildew and blight issues yet!
So continue on with using mulch on your plants if you are having issues with mildew and blight, even in pots. I don't know where my head was when I made that comment! Isolating your plants into pots will be very beneficial in your case though. Give it a try, you just might beat those mildew and blight issues yet!