Green Peppers, to mulch or not

[matkin]

Several years ago I read in the Organic Gardening magazine that you should not mulch pepper plants. They claimed that peppers do not like cool roots. So I have never mulched the peppers in my raised beds. The thing is, the raised beds dry out fast. Our city has raised water rates 20% and they will continue to raise 5% every year from now on. So, I am mulching everything heavier than usual. So what do you think can they be mulched?? Does anyone mulch pepper plants??

[Danaus29]

Yes. Wait until the soil has warmed up, maybe mid June, but they can be mulched and mulched heavily. And I do mulch mine, I mulch everything.