There some info from this site here re. damping the floor My mum used to work in the tomato houses in WWII and they would damp down the floors several times a day. I also recall seeing Jim from Beechgrove last year giving all the plants a thorough soaking - I thought it's best not to let water splash onto the leaves, but he soaked the whole plant...
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
My dad used to put the hose spray on the leaves. When I said to him it wasn’t recommended, like all other myths, he just would look at me and smile, I knew what he meant😀 does anyone else use the reflective insulation? It works well.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I think we all thought that years ago, but it's been proved a myth. The droplet has to be above the leaf to have any effect and even (most) plants with hairy leaves don't hold the droplet high enough for it to focus light.
Keeping the lower leaves dry especially when the soil below is wet will make conditions for fungi less favourable.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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My mum used to work in the tomato houses in WWII and they would damp down the floors several times a day.
I also recall seeing Jim from Beechgrove last year giving all the plants a thorough soaking - I thought it's best not to let water splash onto the leaves, but he soaked the whole plant...
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
does anyone else use the reflective insulation? It works well.
Regarding getting the leaves wet: Isn't it to stop the droplets acting like small magnifying glasses that burn?
The droplet has to be above the leaf to have any effect and even (most) plants with hairy leaves don't hold the droplet high enough for it to focus light.
Keeping the lower leaves dry especially when the soil below is wet will make conditions for fungi less favourable.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.