Monday, January 30, 2012

Is it okay to put spanish moss around my tomato plants?

I have heard it makes good mulch, and I have tons of it growing around here in FLA...

Is it okay to put spanish moss around my tomato plants?
Spanish moss is great hanging from deciduous trees it's a perennial, rather than tomatoes which are annuals. If it's left in a permanent position, it will grow and adapt to this, to good effect.



Otherwise, compost any spanish moss first, before using as a mulch, so that it's fully decomposed, and ready to release nutrients to your tomatoes etc. If it's still alive, it will continue even whilst on the soil, and will absorb fertilizer etc, put down for your tomatoes- and grow abundantly!



Hope this helps. Good luck! Rob
Reply:THEY PUT IT AROUND SOME PLANTS YOU BUY BUT IT HAS BEEN TREATED FOR INSECTS.NOT A GOOD IDEA FOR TOMATOES THEY WOULD BE EATEN BUT NOT BY YOU.OAK LEAVES DO GOOD AROUND TOMATOE PLANTS.
Reply:Great as a mulch. Basil and/or marigolds will do a better

job of controlling undesirable pests.
Reply:Sure, why not.
Reply:NO! NO! That stuff attracts chiggers like nothing else, and other pests just swarm in it. The only way to appreciate spanish moss is from a distance.
Reply:That should be ok. Its like compost i guess. If you have made compost that is good too.I use a lot of compost and my garden is great!!
Reply:it will work as mulch.


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