In a message dated 7/3/99 11:16:40 PM Central Daylight Time, owner-chile-heads-digest@globalgarden.com writes: << I've heard, and seen, that planting tomatoes or peppers over and over again in the same area eventually makes that bed unuseable for planting tomatoes or peppers again in that soil after a few years. So my questions are, what exactly does it 1. take out or 2. put in that makes the soil bad, and what would be an addenda to the soil to lengthen or re-nourish it? >> Compost, Compost , Compost !!! Its true tom's are very hard on the soil. Rotating and plenty of compost should keep your beds happy for a long time. Hot Regards, Tom