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05-07-2022 12:50 AM
Last year I grew my tomatoes in a container. But, I think I had blight. Is there anyway to use the same soil? Can I put anything in the soil to kill the blight spores, or do I have to empty the containers, bleach them, and put new soil in the containers?
Thanks for your help.
05-07-2022 08:45 AM
Why would you use contaminated dirt? A bag of fresh soil = a few bucks.
Google "Blight - several conditions cause it.
05-07-2022 11:31 AM
No! In fact, even if you're planting them in the ground, you should vary the location yearly. If you use the sane container, scrub it with a bleach solution before reusing.
05-07-2022 05:56 PM
@wismiss Ditto @Kachina624 and @fthunt Get rid of that soil and use packaged potting soil or other clean soil. Take note of the bleach suggestion. I have been growing tomatoes in containers since I gave up my veggie garden. I always clean my containers with a weak bleach solution. Same for any stakes you plan to use for supporting the tomatoes.
05-07-2022 06:35 PM
By the way container growers, I saw the prettiest tomato cages at Home Depot this week in COLORS. I'm not growing anything but those cages were so pretty I was tempted because one color choice was TURQUOISE!
06-01-2022 02:02 PM
You have gotten some very good advice about growing tomatoes in the same container as last year. I empty the old soil into a plastic bag and use it in my flower beds like mulch. Last year when I was in a nursery I noticed they had tomato plants growing out of a bag of miracle grow plant soil. This year I bought a 25 quart bag and placed it in a empty container to see if I could grow a tomato plant just in the bag. This tomato plant is just as big and healthy as the other tomato plants. I will admit it seems to need more water than the other plants. This year I planted squash plants in a container used for tomatoes last year and the plants are doing fine in the old potting soil. I am getting too old to plant in the ground.
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