Re: [tomato] Yellowing leaves -- does EVERYONE have earlyblight?

EDMUND C. FLYNN (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Thu, 27 Jul 2000 22:19:01 -0400

Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
> Red plastic reduces splashing? I wouldn't think so.  Margaret L

I agree that rain and hose water would splash off of plastic even
farther than off of dirt .. perhaps the water that splashed would be
less contaminated ? Or are you suggesting that if even a little dirt was
on top of the plastic (and there always is) that would be enough to
spread Early Blight (sort of the idea that there is no such thing as 'a
little pregnant'?      Ed