Thanks for the input and suggestions. I think I'm going to definitely try grafting tomatoes with disease resistant root stock this year. I was also planning on finally getting some actual soil testing done to see if I can improve plant health that way instead of just assuming composted manure is enough to help. I'd also like to try cover cropping.
Part of our problem is limited land. We live in a hilly mountainous area. While we have an acre only parts of it are usable and we've had to fence in the garden area to keep out deer or just give up gardening. The population just keeps getting bigger and bigger each year. If I had more land that was level enough with adequate sun exposure I could just rotate more. In the end I didn't grow any tomatoes last year. I started some but never planted them so maybe that will help.
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