Last year I put piles and wires in a section of my garden. They are installed very similar to grape vine trellises and are about 6 feet high.
They worked wonderful for tomatoes, especially the cherry types.
Had no disease problems, cleaned up all debri and dropped fruit.
I’m concerned about crop rotation.
Thinking that this year I will alternate with cukes and pickles on a third of the trellises.
Looking for suggestions. Any ideas welcome.
How many years can I plant tomatoes in the same soil?
LOL...piles = poles..
“How many years can I plant tomatoes in the same soil?”
Here’s a bunch of ideas for tomato rotation in a home garden:
https://www.theseasonalhomestead.com/crop-rotation-problem-solving-tomatoes-and-other-nightshades/
Due to space and the large number of tomatoes I grow (24-36, depending on my canning needs) I don’t rotate them as ‘properly’ as I should, but due to the disease-resistant varieties I plant and proper spacing of the plants - giving them plenty of airflow - I have little disease problems. I also make sure they are pruned properly and that they have good fertilization. I put crushed egg shells and bone meal in each planting hole to start with, then a top dressing of the same once they start blooming and one more shot of Algo-Flash or a tomato-specific fertilizer when the fruit starts coming.
In other words, I don’t worry TOO much about rotating my tomato beds, but I do switch between beans, tomatoes, zucchini and peppers, which is about all I grow besides flowers. Garlic has its own dedicated bed, as does asparagus and strawberries.
Opinions vary - some here might be very organized in their crop rotations. The key is spacing, fertilizing well and soil condition, IMHO. Your mileage may vary! :)
Looking for suggestions. Any ideas welcome.
How many years can I plant tomatoes in the same soil?
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We don’t use the same ground more than 2 years, then move to a new spot. This helps reduce diseases and pest establishment. One tip: if you plant potatoes, be sure to get certified stock. Otherwise you run an almost certain risk of transferring blight to your tomato plants. Potatoes that have been ‘saved’ from kitchen stock are notorious blight vectors.
I grow potatoes, which are in the same family as tomato, in the same spot every year but I have fairly acid soil with a pH of 5-5.5 which prevents scab. Never had a problem with blight either. Not a recommended practice though.