Starting again after THRIPS and tomato spotted wilt
 

So, I've just discovered a major infestation of THRIPS has taken over my tomatoes, chillis, and bell peppers, and I've now got 30-odd very poorly plants. Tomato spotted wilt virus has ravaged my small crop - just as they were flowering and fruiting.

Gutted. :(

I've begun the sad task of throwing out all my plants.

I basically need to know what to do now?

Do I throw away the soil and get new? (I have containers).
Will new containers in the same location get a re-infestation?
Should I take some measures to prevent a future crop from being infested too?

Any practical advice, please.

Starting again after THRIPS and tomato spotted wilt
 

On Sunday, December 2, 2012 7:57:00 PM UTC-7, solar flick wrote:
So, I've just discovered a major infestation of THRIPS has taken over my

tomatoes, chillis, and bell peppers, and I've now got 30-odd very poorly

plants. Tomato spotted wilt virus has ravaged my small crop - just as

they were flowering and fruiting.



Gutted. :(



I've begun the sad task of throwing out all my plants.



I basically need to know what to do now?



Do I throw away the soil and get new? (I have containers).

Will new containers in the same location get a re-infestation?

Should I take some measures to prevent a future crop from being infested

too?



Any practical advice, please.


solar flick

A fairly comprehensive fact sheet for control can be found he

http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/thrips.pdf

Good luck...you're going to need it.

Starting again after THRIPS and tomato spotted wilt
 

On 12/2/2012 9:57 PM, solar flick wrote:
So, I've just discovered a major infestation of THRIPS has taken over my
tomatoes, chillis, and bell peppers, and I've now got 30-odd very poorly
plants. Tomato spotted wilt virus has ravaged my small crop - just as
they were flowering and fruiting.

Gutted. :(

I've begun the sad task of throwing out all my plants.

I basically need to know what to do now?

Do I throw away the soil and get new? (I have containers).
Will new containers in the same location get a re-infestation?
Should I take some measures to prevent a future crop from being infested
too?

Any practical advice, please.




I'm in a similar virus situation with my tomatoes and fungicide will not
keep in check. Next season I'm going to empty old soil, wash pots with
bleach and try new soil.

I had discussed this problem with a guy up the road that maybe has an
acre of tomato plants and a roadside stand and he said that is the only
solution. He had gotten this advise from the agricultural extension at
our local university.

Starting again after THRIPS and tomato spotted wilt
 

solar flick wrote:

So, I've just discovered a major infestation of THRIPS has taken over my
tomatoes, chillis, and bell peppers, and I've now got 30-odd very poorly
plants. Tomato spotted wilt virus has ravaged my small crop - just as
they were flowering and fruiting.

Gutted. :(

I've begun the sad task of throwing out all my plants.

I basically need to know what to do now?

Do I throw away the soil and get new? (I have containers).
Will new containers in the same location get a re-infestation?
Should I take some measures to prevent a future crop from being infested
too?

Any practical advice, please.

where are you at?

what were the growing conditions like recently?


songbird