Posted by mjciccarel@gmail.com on January 2, 2011, 1:14 pm
If it comes from bacteria in the soil how do you get it out? I have 2
raised beds 4 feet by 32 feet, have always rotated plants and have had
four years of no tomatoes. I am determined to fix this, and ideas?
MJ
Posted by George on January 2, 2011, 5:11 pm
> If it comes from bacteria in the soil how do you get it out? I have 2
> raised beds 4 feet by 32 feet, have always rotated plants and have had
> four years of no tomatoes. I am determined to fix this, and ideas?
If you have soil issues:
one way is to replace all the soil
another is to fumigate your soil - there are products on the market for this
(my neighbour annually fumingated his soil in greenhouse with a Bayer
product)
solarise your garden beds over summer using black plastic and moisture
I immediately plant garlic and shallots in the gardens where I have grown
tomatos. These bulbs, according to various literature, have soil cleaning
properties. I cannot make any guarantee about success however you may like
to consider this option and test it. Perhaps a couple of seasons of garlic &
onions and then try tomatos again, maybe solarise theb garden beds first.
rob
Posted by DogDiesel on January 22, 2011, 5:04 am
>> If it comes from bacteria in the soil how do you get it out? I have 2
>> raised beds 4 feet by 32 feet, have always rotated plants and have had
>> four years of no tomatoes. I am determined to fix this, and ideas?
> If you have soil issues:
> one way is to replace all the soil
> another is to fumigate your soil - there are products on the market for
> this (my neighbour annually fumingated his soil in greenhouse with a Bayer
> product)
> solarise your garden beds over summer using black plastic and moisture
> I immediately plant garlic and shallots in the gardens where I have grown
> tomatos. These bulbs, according to various literature, have soil cleaning
> properties. I cannot make any guarantee about success however you may like
> to consider this option and test it. Perhaps a couple of seasons of garlic
> & onions and then try tomatos again, maybe solarise theb garden beds
> first.
> rob
What if I just take a big bottle of diced garlic and spread it around out
there.
Posted by Billy on January 22, 2011, 1:44 pm
> >
> >> If it comes from bacteria in the soil how do you get it out?
It's a mold (fungi).
> >> I have 2
> >> raised beds 4 feet by 32 feet, have always rotated plants and have had
> >> four years of no tomatoes. I am determined to fix this, and ideas?
> >
> > If you have soil issues:
> >
> > one way is to replace all the soil
> >
> > another is to fumigate your soil - there are products on the market for
> > this (my neighbour annually fumingated his soil in greenhouse with a Bayer
> > product)
> >
> > solarise your garden beds over summer using black plastic and moisture
> >
> > I immediately plant garlic and shallots in the gardens where I have grown
> > tomatos. These bulbs, according to various literature, have soil cleaning
> > properties. I cannot make any guarantee about success however you may like
> > to consider this option and test it. Perhaps a couple of seasons of garlic
> > & onions and then try tomatos again, maybe solarise theb garden beds
> > first.
> >
> > rob
>
> What if I just take a big bottle of diced garlic and spread it around out
> there.
I doubt it would work on fungi, but if you have nematode problems it may
help.
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> raised beds 4 feet by 32 feet, have always rotated plants and have had
> four years of no tomatoes. I am determined to fix this, and ideas?