Can you “wash” your garden dirt from viruses and fungus

I have a garden that I grew tomatoes in this season. They all got a fungus, except the grape tomatoes. I removed the plants and tomatoes. I want to know is there a way to clean the soil so I can use this area for planting again next season. Thank you.

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 08/23/2020 @ 9:19 pm

In addition to rotating your crops, you may want to solarize the soil. This involves covering the wet soil with plastic and letting the sun heat it for a period of time. You can also spray the soil with a mixture of water and hydrogen peroxide. Here are two articles that should help with your sanitizing project:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/projects/how-to-solarize-garden-beds-to-eliminate-garden-pests-in-the-soil.htm ^[1]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/using-hydrogen-peroxide-in-garden.htm ^[2]

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