How do dried mango leaves serve as effective mulch for tomato plants?
[1] Plant pH can be acidic, neutral, or alkaline. [2] Mangoes and tomatoes are alkalizing foods. [3] Dried mango leaves are organic mulch. Organic mulches break down over time, and release nutrients into the soil. They don’t have a big impact on soil pH. But they may make for better living conditions, for the soil food web in general and for plants in particular. For a soil pH that’s off can make nutrients that are in the soil unavailable to plants.
