Very Moist Soil & mulch/compost tea questions

GaryVSmith · June 26, 2013

1) I planted tomato plants on June 1st. Added total of 5 inches mulch (grass clippings & cedar mulch). It has rained almost constantly ever since. We did have a 2 day break with hot sun but moister meter still pegged out past 10. Today I decided to remove the mulch in hopes that that will help lower moisture readings with intentions to replace it when weather improves. Was that the right thing to do? Plants still look great and really growing well but not sure if they would eventually develop root rot.
2) My intent was to fertilize using compost tea as recommended by many but not sure again with all the wet weather if adding a weekly dose of tea was only compounding the problem. I have been adding one (1) 12oz cup of tea per plant per week. Is that the right amount? What do you think?
Thanks

June 26, 2013	#1
GaryVSmith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 10	Very Moist Soil & mulch/compost tea questions 1) I planted tomato plants on June 1st. Added total of 5 inches mulch (grass clippings & cedar mulch). It has rained almost constantly ever since. We did have a 2 day break with hot sun but moister meter still pegged out past 10. Today I decided to remove the mulch in hopes that that will help lower moisture readings with intentions to replace it when weather improves. Was that the right thing to do? Plants still look great and really growing well but not sure if they would eventually develop root rot. 2) My intent was to fertilize using compost tea as recommended by many but not sure again with all the wet weather if adding a weekly dose of tea was only compounding the problem. I have been adding one (1) 12oz cup of tea per plant per week. Is that the right amount? What do you think? Thanks