Mulch for my tomatoes [View all]

Last edited Tue Jul 3, 2012, 08:20 AM - Edit history (1)

Now that the hella-hot weather has set in, it's time to mulch my tomatoes. In past years, I have used grass clippings for this, but it's been so scorching hot and unrainy (except for the OMG-Apocalypse-Build-an-ark-stat-Strobe Lightning! downpour we had last night) that the grass has not needed cutting in weeks.

So, with regret, I must turn to store-bought mulch.

I have the better part of a bag of cypress mulch bought for another project. It's a shredded rather than chunky mulch so it would be similar to the grass thatch I
I've created in the past.

Any opinions out there on cypress mulch and tomatoes? Any better, not-too-pricey alternate suggestions?


UPDATED TO ADD: I am growing all my tomatoes in pots, so weeds are not an issue. The mulch is only to prevent moisture from evaporating so readily.