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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    March 7, 2011
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    6 inches is fine if there is soil beneath the raised bed. If the raised bed will be on a non-soil surface, like concrete, I would recommend at least 12 inches.

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    Nikki on
    March 8, 2011
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    These are great things to use to fertilize tomatoes. Eggshells provide calcium and coffee grounds provide nitrogen, which are both helpful to tomatoes and many other plants.

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    Heather on
    March 8, 2011
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    Water them about once a day for a week or so. They are trying to grow new roots and the extra water will help that. After a week, they should have enough roots to find water on their own.

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    R. McClung on
    May 30, 2022
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    They definitely need watering more often in the severe heat & temperatures we have in NE Fla. The 1st couple years of tomato growing here was struggle, primarily because I didn't water enough. Experience has been water twice per day with much peat mixed into the soil. I'm trying baby powder this year.

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    Nikki on
    March 10, 2011
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    There really is not much in the way of fixes for blight that do not require the beds to either be rotated or left empty. Solarization can be done (https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/projects/how-to-solarize-garden-beds-to-eliminate-garden-pests-in-the-soil.htm) but that has to happen during the sunniest time of the year, which is also your growing season.

    Have you considered container gardening for a season to allow the beds to purge the blight? The containers could feasibly be placed right on top of the contaminated soil, as long as you took steps to make sure the soils did not cross contaminate. Here are some articles that may help you if you consider container gardening for a season:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/quick-guide-to-container-vegetable-gardening.htm
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/containers/designing-your-container-vegetable-garden.htm
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/containers/upside-down-gardening.htm

    You may also want to look into only planting blight resistant varieties. This reduces the number of varieties you can choose from, but at least you would be able to grow your favorite vegetables without having to deal with the blight.

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    Nikki on
    March 11, 2011
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    If you haven't done so already, check out our beginner's guide to vegetable gardening, which should provide you with everything you need to know about vegetable gardening: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/starting-vegetable-gardens-guide.htm

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    Nikki on
    March 18, 2011
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    You can either rotate the tomatoes (and other nightshades like potatoes, peppers, and eggplants) out of that soil for a season or two and let the disease die, or your can solarize the soil to kill the disease. These are really your two best options for dealing with tomato bacteria and viruses. Here is some information on solarization:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/projects/how-to-solarize-garden-beds-to-eliminate-garden-pests-in-the-soil.htm

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    Nikki on
    March 18, 2011
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    You can grow any tomato without needing to cross-pollinate.

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