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When to start feeding Tomatoes?

BMLBML Posts: 151
in Fruit & veg
I have a row of eight Tomato plants with one just showing small Tomato's.  When do I start to feed?

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I start feeding when the flowers start appearing. ( Might be entirely wrong, but it's what I do )
    Devon.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I rarely feed mine at all, I have full size tomatoes (still green) I’ve fed them only once, few weeks ago
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Red mapleRed maple Posts: 1,138
    Ive just started to feed mine this week - they have flowers, some of which are beginning to die off and show small fruits.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    I agree, @philippa smith2 , the fertlizer in grobags or MPC is all but gone after about 6 weeks, so extra feeding is necessary if using that.  The ones in my GH borders (mix of soil, MPC & well-rotted manure) have well developed green fruit but have only just been fed for the first time.  They may get more comfrey tea if they look hungry but only every fortnight or so (ie if and when I remember.) :)
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • BMLBML Posts: 151
    Right, I'll start feeding the outside ones and wait for fruit to show on the greenhouse ones.
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