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Sunday, March 09, 2025 KC Kevin Mission Viejo, CA

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I am expanding my patch this year such that it is lol. I’ve removed the cage. I built for growing tomatoes. Seems like the critters still managed to find a way in whether it was under or over. This area will give me room to run out a couple of long vines past the fruit. You can see I’ve started excavating out the old soil. Not only is it full of clay, it is also full of Verticillium wilt. There’s not much you can do about Verticillium wilt. It lasts for 10 to 15 years in the soil. There are no chemical products that really will control it. I will spray the bottom and sides of this trench with a high concentration of Hydrogen peroxide before putting in new dirt.
 



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