Talked to a master gardener at the nursery yesterday who told me she never waters her tomatoes from above

She said watering from the base prevents blight and I've been soaking the leaves for 10 years, has anyone else tried this and seen better results?

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davis.olivia3d ago

Wait till my neighbor sees me watering the dirt instead of the leaves. She's gonna think I finally lost it.

murray.robert3d ago

Actually splashing water drops onto lower leaves is how you prevent soilborne pathogens from splashing upward.

samrodriguez3d ago

Had a buddy who used to water his tomatoes like he was putting out a house fire, right on top of the leaves. Every single year he'd get these weird spots and yell about blight. I told him to just aim at the soil, keep the leaves dry. Next season he tried it and called me up saying his plants looked way better and he felt dumb for not doing it sooner. Funny how something so simple can make that big of a difference.