| I've read that mulching your tomato plants with red plastic increases your yield and greatly helps the plant. Also, any info on mulching pepper plants with tin foil? |
| Recent research indicates that red mulch can indeed increase tomato harvests by up to 20%. The mulch reflects far-red light wavelengths upward into the tomato plants, stimulating growth and fruit development. Gardener's Supply (ph# 800-863-1700, www.gardeners.com) sells red plastic mulch. Mulching peppers with aluminum foil has a similar effect of directing light back up into the plant. It also seems to confuse some insect pests. I would put the foil down right after transplanting, and remove it once the plants begin to form peppers. |
