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Putting the tomato patch to bed for the fall

11 years ago

I grow my tomatoes in raised boxes which contain a mix of peat moss, mushroom compost, and bagged topsoil. I grow primarily tomatoes, with few other vegetables, so I can't really 'rotate' crops.

I don't have much access to manure, etc; most of the stuff I'll be using will be bought at HD or Lowes.

I'm planning to pull all the vines this weekend (they're all dead) and top off the boxes. Thought I'd use a mix of mushroom compost and chicken manure and then cover with plastic to 'solarize' the beds until they're ready to be planted in the spring.

Any guidance? What would you do now to make it simple come planting time?

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