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Re: Okra spacing & tomato rotation

In a message dated 98-02-01 13:07:24 EST, oldjohn@JUNO.COM writes:

<< I guess that it is the season for the great rotation debate, again. I
 rotate tomatoes because I learned from my parents over 60 years ago that
 you should rotate. Does anyone have any hard scientific support for
 rotation?
 
 For over 20 years I have been driving past a commercial tomato field of
 at least 10 acres and every year the plants look healthy, without
 rotation. Why do I need to rotate ? With limited space, it is a serious
 restriction.
 
 oldjohn@juno.com
 John Orwick
 El Monte, CA [20 miles east of Los Angeles]
  >>
Hi All, I've been lurking here for awhile but thought that I might take a stab
at this one. As I understand it, the large commercial growers have the
machinery to plow very deep every year. Burying the plant residues 2 ft under
the ground. I've been told that this is the reason that they don't get the
buildup of diseases that rotation is supposed to prevent. On the other had
(you just knew this was soming :-) I've also heard about grivate gardeners
growing tomatoes in the same place, year after year, even using composted
tomato plants ON their tomatoes! Go figure! LOL

Fred
Hephzibah, GA
Zone 8
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