Since I have such a small plot, I will be growing tomatos in pretty well the same place next year. Can anyone tell me what I may need to do to the soil to freshen it up for next year. Crop rotation is not an option here. I am sure that I should re-plenish nutriants in the soil, but don't know just what I need.
The main danger is blight. Make sure you clean out every trace of the old plants so that nothing can overwinter and infect your plants next year.
Other than that, some calcium and manure ought to do it.
If you have any questions or concerns on how to go about getting a reliable test done, let me know. We are forever testing fields and I've learned a lot.
After I got the results for my garden last fall, I discovered that I couldn't go to our farm chemical dealer because they only handle things in tons. So I took my test results with me to Lowes and spent almost 2 hours in the fert section with a calculator, gathering bags of different things.
When it was all said and done, I was delighted with how the plants did and our crop consultant/entomologist got tickled at how I came about getting the right amount of everything.
Me too.
I would think strongly about using pots or 5 gal buckets. Back when I just had one raised bed, that is what I did. Then I dumped the soil into the compost heap, for eventual recycling. Our only garden for years was in the drip line of a walnut tree. It was the only way to get tomatoes.