I've noticed that putting wood chips around the base of my tomato plants seem to make them wilt, but my eggplants seem to perk up with having them around the bases. Why is this?
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What kind of wood chips are they? – Brōtsyorfuzthrāx Jun 20 '19 at 05:04
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1@Shule arborist wood chips – black thumb Jun 20 '19 at 07:40
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1"Arborist chips" doesn't answer the question "what kind are they". What you get depends on whatever species of tree happens to be going through the chipper at the time. – alephzero Jun 21 '19 at 00:59
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Highly unlikely the mulch caused the tomato plant to wilt.
If there were toxins in the mulch it would have affected the eggplant as well.
Most likely is there is a coincidental issue with the tomato plant.
It's probably that you just happens to notice the wilting after the mulch was applied but it's likely just a coincident.
Here are a couple of links to reliable sources on the topic of arborist wood chips.
I scanned them and did not find much of anything that would support your concern.
Texas A&M: Fresh Wood Chips for Mulch – Harmful or Good?
U of Washington, Research and Extension Center: USING ARBORIST WOOD CHIPS AS LANDSCAPE MULCH
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