Food for thought

One of my clients called today and was wondering what the black stuff was on her tomato plants. Its ROT, yuch. About 6 weeks ago we put in a beautiful little veggie garden which is surrounded by a chain link fence to keep out deer. Almost two weeks ago I did a nifty little irrigation system using 1/4 inch soaker hose - the coolest product ever! It does, however, exude copious amounts of water. I went last week to check on it (they were out of town on vacation) and the plants were rotting all over!! It turns out that someone (not naming names) had set the timer way too high!!! Yes, truly, it is possible to over water your vegetables. Something to think about...