[CH] Red Mulch

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For you Down East growers.

Just recieved info packet from UPenn, on mulches

Per Michael Kasperbauer, a plant researcher at 
ARS Coastal Plains Research Labatory, Florence SC

Red plastic mulch made by Sonoco, helps kill most
root-knot nematodes in tomatoes.Claims that tomatoes
injected with about 200,000 nematode eggs. then compared
mulchs, The tomatoes grown on black mulch produced
8 lbs of tomatoes vs 17 lbs with red mulch. 

99% of whats good for tomatoes is also good for peppers.
If you have a nematode problem, this is at least worth a try
For health reasons, better than applying methyl bromide.

Before the squabble, you can use Daconil on tomatoes
BUT NOT on peppers.

Byron

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