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Q.I Have A 10’X10′ Garden With Good Looking Soil. I Primarily Want To Grow Tomatoes. No Place To Rotate Crops To As Many Suggest

Zone Woodstock IL 60098 | Anonymous added on October 13, 2023 | Answered

what can I do the soil to fertilize or something in Fall and Spring?

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on October 16, 2023

You could plant a nitrogen-fixing cover plant in the fall, then till it under in spring. That would help replenish some of the lost nutrients. Not rotating crops can increase the likelihood of repeat diseases and pests, so you would need to be on the lookout for those and head them off at the first sign.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/rotating-vegetables.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/grains/cover-crops/cover-crop-planting-guide.htm

After a couple years, you may want to plant determinate tomatoes that will finish early. Then cover the soil with clear plastic and let it sit for 8 weeks to solarize the pests and disease.

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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