Last year was horribly wet in the Northeast. I garden organically and to avoid EB I mulch heavily to prevent splashing of spores and soil onto the plants. I also make sure that I have adequate air circulation around the plants. Less plants and more air works for me. I also use tomato cages so no plants are laying on the ground. I still have to trim off the lower branches as they develop yellow spots of EB.
Last year I sprayed with a dilute solution of copper one time late in the season and I had nice tomatoes right up until the end of the season.
I didn't get as much production as in a typical year but I didn't have any more problems with disease than usual except that I had one plant totally die for unknown reasons early in the season. I think that it may have gotten injured in some way because I saw no obvious signs of disease and no other plants succumbed.
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