HELP!!!! Tomato plants are drowning

kenny_j · June 29, 2013

We have had so much rain the entire month of june. The last several days 2-3 inches. My soil is clay based and drains poorly. Been gardening this property 17 yrs and this is a first. Plants are a beautiful green but wilting badly this morning. Ground is totally saturated. I am starting to remove all mulch in hopes it will dry out before they die. Had it mulched heavily. Its gonna be a job. Roots must have been starving for Oxygen and are failing to get the water to the plants???? I have heard adding h2o2 will release oxygen into the soil on contact, has any one tried this before? Gotta get back out there, will take rest of day to get mulch off. Have to put boards down to keep from sinking in the mud. Never have seen it this bad this time of year. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. I feel like crying.

kj

Adding. Would cutting the plants back help?

June 29, 2013	#1
kenny_j Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: holly michigan Posts: 380	HELP!!!! Tomato plants are drowning We have had so much rain the entire month of june. The last several days 2-3 inches. My soil is clay based and drains poorly. Been gardening this property 17 yrs and this is a first. Plants are a beautiful green but wilting badly this morning. Ground is totally saturated. I am starting to remove all mulch in hopes it will dry out before they die. Had it mulched heavily. Its gonna be a job. Roots must have been starving for Oxygen and are failing to get the water to the plants???? I have heard adding h2o2 will release oxygen into the soil on contact, has any one tried this before? Gotta get back out there, will take rest of day to get mulch off. Have to put boards down to keep from sinking in the mud. Never have seen it this bad this time of year. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. I feel like crying. kj Adding. Would cutting the plants back help? Last edited by kenny_j; June 29, 2013 at 03:20 PM. Reason: Add