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Old August 6, 2021   #4
PaulF
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Also foliage amounts and shapes help to protect or allow sun scald. Tall, thin or wispy foliage allows the sun to affect fruits. Bushy and dense foliage protects tomatoes from sunlight. On my skinny and small leafed plants there is more sun scald.
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