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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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