[elliottk]

Hello all,
I have a patch in the garden where I have grown tomatoes for 2 years but last year the patch suffered blight from the tomatoes.  In September I pulled up all the plants and roots from the patch and destroyed them but i'm wondering if it is ok to use same area for tomatoes again or is it too much of a risk?

I have put some manure on the area.

If I don't use tomatoes is there another crop that is ok after blight suffering toms? 
I am thinking broad beans and cucumbers?

Many thanks,
Kevin   

[mumofstig]

Blight comes in the air rather than from your soil, that being said it's not a good plan to keep growing a crop in the same soil year after year

So anything else, apart from potatoes - which are the same family as tomatoes, would be fine. Perhaps grow some toms in pots this year? 

[JayG]

Only tomatoes and potatoes are affected by this form of blight - broad beans and cucumbers would not be affected at all, although at least you seem to have done a good job of minimising the chances of it starting from your plot (blight is spread by airborne spores and germinate in warm, humid conditions, so it's a bit of a lottery for all outdoor toms and spuds every year.) 

[elliottk]

Thanks. Toms are growing nicely on the windowsill at present.  Maybe I will put them in pots and growbags this year. 

I'll put some broad beans in the area that had the toms.