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Tomato soil - dispose or reuse?
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Hi
I have some tomato plants in fabric planters. I have picked all my tomatoes now, so I have a question about the soil (John innes 3). What should I do with it? Should I keep it and reuse it next year, or dispose it and use fresh soil next year?
thanks
I have some tomato plants in fabric planters. I have picked all my tomatoes now, so I have a question about the soil (John innes 3). What should I do with it? Should I keep it and reuse it next year, or dispose it and use fresh soil next year?
thanks
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The used compost may contain a build-up of tomato-specific pathogens and the like.
It may be ok to use, but I'd not take the risk.
I grow mine in the ground in the greenhouse, but I replace 1 spade's depth of soil every 3 years - a chore I don't look forward to.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
If you suffer from blight then it may be wise to use fresh soil, but I've never experienced this so am not really qualified to advise.
Other options would be to spread in the garden, JI3 is a fine soil - I use it for nearly everything.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Our flowerbeds are so full of plants I couldn't accommodate it there. I learned a very useful lesson one year when I dumped a load of compost over the top of dormant herbaceous plants - ie. it's not a good idea - I lost several.
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful