TSWV--can I replant in same Earthbox?

peebee · June 8, 2018

I had to remove a tomato with Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, it was planted in an Earthbox and my question is, can I replant right away with another tomato after I refresh the lime and fertilizer? I think the answer is yes, as the disease is not soil-borne, but I want to be sure. Another option is to plant eggplants or peppers in that EB now. What say you experts?

AlittleSalt · June 9, 2018

Peebee, I'm far from an expert, but this is a section from this site http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.corne...pottedWilt.htm
I don't know how the chart will look like here, but these plants can also be affected by TSWV.

Tobacco
Tomato
Celery
Peanut
Pepper
Bean
Potato
Cowpea
Eggplant
Spinach
Lettuce
Cucumber
Endive
Cauliflower

Gerardo · June 9, 2018

I do w/o issues. The virus is inside the tissues, vectored by thrips, not by contact. You should be OK.

ginger2778 · June 9, 2018

Sure.

peebee · June 11, 2018

Yaaaay, thank you guys! I will plant another tomato as soon as I can. I have 2 cuttings standing by as I write, they should be ready soon so 1 will go into the EB, the other in an in-ground bucket with finished and not-quite-finished compost inside.

June 8, 2018	#1
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	TSWV--can I replant in same Earthbox? I had to remove a tomato with Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, it was planted in an Earthbox and my question is, can I replant right away with another tomato after I refresh the lime and fertilizer? I think the answer is yes, as the disease is not soil-borne, but I want to be sure. Another option is to plant eggplants or peppers in that EB now. What say you experts?

June 9, 2018	#2
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Peebee, I'm far from an expert, but this is a section from this site http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.corne...pottedWilt.htm I don't know how the chart will look like here, but these plants can also be affected by TSWV. Tobacco Tomato Celery Peanut Pepper Bean Potato Cowpea Eggplant Spinach Lettuce Cucumber Endive Cauliflower Last edited by AlittleSalt; June 9, 2018 at 12:58 AM. Reason: Edited to not show HTML

June 9, 2018	#3
Gerardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego-Tijuana Posts: 2,598	I do w/o issues. The virus is inside the tissues, vectored by thrips, not by contact. You should be OK.

June 9, 2018	#4
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Sure.

June 11, 2018	#5
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	Yaaaay, thank you guys! I will plant another tomato as soon as I can. I have 2 cuttings standing by as I write, they should be ready soon so 1 will go into the EB, the other in an in-ground bucket with finished and not-quite-finished compost inside.