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Tomatoes remain one of the most universally popular crops to grow at home, but they are not without challenges. However, there is one easy thing you can do for your crops that offers many potential ...

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Nonreflective plastic mulches have been shown to increase early and total yield in tomato, benefits most often attributed to increased soil temperatures that enhance roots' ability to assimilate ...

Q: In your Aug. 16 column concerning tomatoes, you mentioned red plastic mulch. Is the mulch shredded or in sheets? If it's in sheets, how do you water the plants properly? A: Red plastic mulch for ...

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Tomatoes are a core ingredient to dishes that add flavor to food, hence the need to grow them properly and in plenty for the insatiable market. One sure way to increase tomato yields in this adverse ...

Q: I keep hearing about using red plastic mulch to improve tomato production. Will it work under unstaked plants, which cover their mulch by midsummer? A: You are hearing about SRM-Red, a reflecting ...

With more than 30 million acres of agricultural land worldwide covered with over one million tons of plastic mulch, the recent trend toward "going green" has caused researchers to seek environmentally ...

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