RE: crop rotation advise needed.

Thanks!  I ordered more seeds from Pinetree last night.  I am so ready for
spring to come!
Theresa

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
Behalf Of cathy carpenter
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 6:57 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] crop rotation advise needed.


Sweet corn should be just fine. It is not at all affected by either.
With the exception of smut, it isn't much plagued by fungal disease.
Cathy
On Sunday, February 16, 2003, at 11:16 PM, Theresa- yahoo wrote:

> Thanks Kathy-
>
> I looked up the info about these two wilts again- and believe it was
> Fusarium wilt that was the problem.  I hope I am right, because I just
> read
> not to plant strawberries were Vertisilium wilt was, as they are
> suceptible.
> I have planted strawberries nearby the effected area of the garden.  I
> was
> wondering if I could plant sweet corn in the area?  What do you think??
>
> Theresa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
> Behalf Of cathy carpenter
> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 12:30 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] crop rotation advise needed.
>
>
> I had a Japanese maple that died of verticillium wilt. Will never plant
> a maple in that location again. I suspect that attempting to rid the
> soil of the organism would be an exercise in futility. How big is your
> garden? Can you do tomatoes and their relatives anywhere else? If not,
> investigate resistant tomatoes. My problem with solarizing is the length
> of time required. It is my understanding that you would probably have to
> spend a growing season doing it to be effective. As for alternative
> crops, if you are not sure which you have, lettuce and carrots are the
> only vegetables resistant to both.
>   Cathy
> On Saturday, February 15, 2003, at 08:46 PM, Theresa- yahoo wrote:
>
>> Hi all-
>>
>> Spring is almost here!  I have daffodils, snow drops, grape hyacinths
>> and an
>> anemone blooming (it has been non-stop since November!)  Anyway- here's
>> my
>> question.  The place I usually plant my tomatos apparently has
>> verticillium
>> or fusarium (can't recall which right now)wilt.  I understand that it
>> is
>> virtually impossible to remove this from the soil and that I shouldn't
>> plant
>> tomaotos, peppers or potatos there.  So, what is ok to plant there?
>> How
>> many years should i wait before I plant tomotos there again??
>>
>> Thanks for any help-
>>
>> Theresa
>>
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