05-22-2007, 06:05 AM
Like sansei says, rotate the site for planting
- I usually wait two years before planting in the original site again. Among the various nasties that build up in the soil are nematodes
- thus planting in the same spot is risking putting new plants into soil where the titer of the nasties has been building up. By alternating sites, the soil has a chance to recover.
As for general disease resistance, there are so many fungi, bacteria, viral problems it's best to both pay attention to the resistances bred into the variety you want to plant, and then plant different varieties and more plants than you think you actually need - better to end up with too many tomatos than by chance plant some that get wacked that year.
Olin
- I usually wait two years before planting in the original site again. Among the various nasties that build up in the soil are nematodes
- thus planting in the same spot is risking putting new plants into soil where the titer of the nasties has been building up. By alternating sites, the soil has a chance to recover.
As for general disease resistance, there are so many fungi, bacteria, viral problems it's best to both pay attention to the resistances bred into the variety you want to plant, and then plant different varieties and more plants than you think you actually need - better to end up with too many tomatos than by chance plant some that get wacked that year.
Olin