[Homemade Passata]

We had a flash flood 6 weeks ago, with our garden under a foot of water for a couple of hours. We are unsure of what contaminants were in the water, so I've discarded everything that was directly in the ground (radish, spring onions etc), but I don't know about my tomatoes, runner beans and squashes. The fruits, such as were were back then, did not come into direct contact with the water as each plant is in a large pot. There seems to be conflicting views out there on whether these crops are safe to eat now that we are getting close to harvest time. It would be a shame to discard these as the tomatoes in particular look like they will be a bumper crop this year! If anyone has any thoughts, I'd be grateful.

[Homemade Passata]

Hi jambop, thanks for your reply. i will be washing everything thoroughly, but I guess what I should have added in the original post was whether there's a danger that contaminants are draw up into the plants and fruit through the roots.

[Nobbie]

Hi jambop, thanks for your reply. i will be washing everything thoroughly, but I guess what I should have added in the original post was whether there's a danger that contaminants are draw up into the plants and fruit through the roots.

I doubt it. If there was a specific issue with leaking chemicals the environment agency would have issued an alert. Most likely contaminant is sewage, but very diluted and would act more as a fertiliser as any nasty pathogens wouldn’t get into the plant through the roots.

[Homemade Passata]

Thank you guys, very resassuring!