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rockman · January 21, 2021

I've had all blights and wilts. I bought plastic grow boxes with bagged soil, put them on the concrete drive 300' away from the garden, and still had problems so I determined I definitely had airborne as well. Last yr. I cleared a small area on the edge of the woods where nothing has ever grown but weeds. I laid a black round 10' dia. trampoline bottom down, cut 5, 6" square holes, and planted 5 of the plants that I have the best luck with, Juliet, Jet Star, Super Sonic, Big Beef and Celebrity. I wait till end of May because of our cool damp nights. I get 6-7 hours of sun and had no problems. I did water a little because the black tarp really cooked the ground. I didn't get a big amount of tomatoes but the plants looked good and went till frost.

January 21, 2021	#27
rockman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: fortville,IN 46040 Posts: 140	I've had all blights and wilts. I bought plastic grow boxes with bagged soil, put them on the concrete drive 300' away from the garden, and still had problems so I determined I definitely had airborne as well. Last yr. I cleared a small area on the edge of the woods where nothing has ever grown but weeds. I laid a black round 10' dia. trampoline bottom down, cut 5, 6" square holes, and planted 5 of the plants that I have the best luck with, Juliet, Jet Star, Super Sonic, Big Beef and Celebrity. I wait till end of May because of our cool damp nights. I get 6-7 hours of sun and had no problems. I did water a little because the black tarp really cooked the ground. I didn't get a big amount of tomatoes but the plants looked good and went till frost.