A neat tomato field with healthy plants on raised beds covered with white plastic mulch. Rows are uniformly staked with wooden poles, in preparation for trellising as plants grow.

Figure 2. Tomato plants in white mulch in North Carolina.

A neat tomato field with healthy plants on raised beds covered with white plastic mulch. Rows are uniformly staked with wooden poles, in preparation for trellising as plants grow.

Photo by Emmanuel Torres.