I grew tomatoes for the first time this year. I have the plants in two very large containers. They did not do well. I got some tomatoes from all three plants but the plants looks darn near dead. The stalks are green, strong and thick but the leaves are are wilted, brown, yellowing, dried up, spotted, curled and just plain unsightly.

I had planned to use the soil (approx 8 cubic feet) as filler in the landscape after we harvest the tomatoes. I am not sure what's wrong with the plants so can I still use the soil in the garden? Should I mix the soil with a fungicide or cornmeal in case a fungus is what affected the tomatoe plants? If there is a fungus, does it continue to live in the soil after the plants are removed and the soil stays barren for a year?

Thanks

K

Is composting it a solution? Otherwise I guess this means both the plants and pot mix go in the trash.

Use it on your lawn or throw in the compost pile if you are worried about it. But honestly this was just a very bad year for mators

Thanks

K