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Tomatoes
jamesholt
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Am i useing too much nitrogen? Lots of leaves not many fruits?
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potash.
I can't see such weak plants being able to hold much in the way of fruit.
Each plant needs lots of sun on it to grow strongly. With that tangle, the stems will be struggling to reach the light, so they'll be thin and weak and unable to take the weight of the fruits.
I'd imagine the whole lot will collapse when the fruits start to swell.
There's not much space for air to get around so your plants may get blight.
I'd suggest try and thin it all out so there's some space and air for the plants and let the sun get at them to strengthen them up.
They don't need any feed at all until the first fruits start to develop, then use a tomato feed as directed on the label.
Billericay - Essex
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