Author Topic: Feeding tomatoes (Read 2144 times)

suziequeue · « **on:** June 29, 2013, 08:08:48 am »

What should I be feeding my tomatoes now?

They are going great guns and are quite tall. They are still growing but some of the early trusses are already bearing fruit.

So should I use shoot, root or fruit feed NPK-wise??

Fleecewife · « **Reply #1 on:** June 29, 2013, 12:13:16 pm »

Fruit feed mainly as you want lots of flowers to set. But you still need a bit for leaves and roots as the plants are still growing. I use comfrey liquid with a dash of manure

and judge the effect empirically - if it's working, don't change it

I also have an old bottle of Westland conc tomato feed, suitable for organic growing, which I use for tomato plants still indoors in pots - doesn't smell like my potions. Haven't been able to find a new bottle yet - don't know who stocks it now, or even if they still make it.

I use tomato feed for chillies, peppers, aubergines etc too. Oh and for houseplants as well if they are being grown for their flowers.

Possum · « **Reply #2 on:** June 29, 2013, 12:44:19 pm »

I agree. If you have your own comfrey, make up some comfrey tea. If not, Tomorite is a good thing to feed at this stage.

cloddopper · « **Reply #3 on:** June 29, 2013, 11:50:39 pm »

If you can't wait to make comfrey feed any standard off the shelf tom feed like Tomorite will do .
You adjust the strength according to as what the plant is now at in growth /flowering or fruiting stages .