Oh yeah, great photos and you tomatoes look healthy and with a good harvest. Mulch - this is any material that is laid on the surface of the soil, in order to regulate its air and water regime. As it can act natural components or artificially created substances.
The benefits of mulching tomatoes in the open ground or in a greenhouse are: protection of the earth's surface from drying out; Under the layer of mulch, sunlight does not penetrate, which does not allow us to grow weeds;
the layer that comes into contact with the soil begins to rot in time and feeds worms, naturally fertilizing the soil under the tomatoes.
What is useful for mulching tomatoes with straw?
It is great for filling row spacing, not just covering the open ground in beds with tomatoes. In addition to all other advantages of mulch, straw enriches the soil with organic substances.
In addition, it creates the optimum soil temperature. This is especially important when growing tomatoes in the open ground. Because the straw does not allow the soil to cool quickly after a sudden spring frost. So, the metabolism between all parts of the plant will not be disturbed, because the root system will function normally.
Another benefit of straw is that stunted plants, whose fruits fall to the ground, are protected from the effects of the earth. Tomatoes lie on the straw, which means they do not deteriorate.
