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Tomerite and Seaweed

happyhackerhappyhacker Posts: 41
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When is the best time to buy this for next year? I see B&Q have it @ 2.5Ltr for 13.55 and 1Ltr Liquid Seaweed for 9. Perhaps around December?
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited August 2023
    I often buy it at this time of year - it all keeps perfectly well, and it's even better if it's on sale .   ;)
    I should say that I rarely buy Tomorite though - I usually get the supermarket one or the cheaper alternatives. They're all the same, and do the same job IME.   :)
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    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • happyhackerhappyhacker Posts: 41
    Fairygirl said:
    I often buy it at this time of year - it all keeps perfectly well, and it's even better if it's on sale .   ;)
    I should say that I rarely buy Tomorite though - I usually get the supermarket one or the cheaper alternatives. They're all the same, and do the same job IME.   :)

    Have you assessed the performance of cheap and less cheap? Maybe make up stinging nettle brew now and store it. Would it be effective after some months I wonder?
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    edited August 2023
    I use Amazon for such stuff and I have the Keepa extension added to my browser.
    That allows me to see the price history of any item on Amazon over multiple periods of time so I can time my purchases for the best price.
    It's saved me a lot of money over the years.


    here's what it shows for Tomorite-


    To get a better view of the photo above - right click on it and choose Open in new tab

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I use nettle feed, but I don't use it for toms - it wouldn't be any use for those. I have a container of it that probably won't be used now so it'll be kept for next year. I only use it for foliage plants.
    I also have comfrey feed which I've used for the toms this year. Jury's still out on whether it's as good as the commercial products.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • StephenSouthwestStephenSouthwest Posts: 635
    I've been surprised that forgetting to feed the tomatoes for some weeks in peak production period seems to have made absolutely no difference to the health, vitality, or productivity of the plants... not sure what to make of it really, or whether to bother starting to feed again now or in the future...
  • happyhackerhappyhacker Posts: 41
    StephenSouthwest said:
    I've been surprised that forgetting to feed the tomatoes for some weeks in peak production period seems to have made absolutely no difference to the health, vitality, or productivity of the plants... not sure what to make of it really, or whether to bother starting to feed again now or in the future...

    True, I always 'underfeed' according to the instructions on the bottle. If you start off with a good soil or is in the ground then that's why. Preparing the ground over winter would help a lot I guess.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    I've been using last years comfrey.  It seems fine and the toms are great this year.
  • happyhackerhappyhacker Posts: 41
    Pete.8 said:
    I use Amazon for such stuff and I have the Keepa extension added to my browser.
    That allows me to see the price history of any item on Amazon over multiple periods of time so I can time my purchases for the best price.
    It's saved me a lot of money over the years.


    here's what it shows for Tomorite-

    Well, I loaded it into Firefox but have no clue as to how to start it as it doesn't appear on the Amazon page.

  • happyhackerhappyhacker Posts: 41
    fidgetbones said:
    I've been using last years comfrey.  It seems fine and the toms are great this year.
    So how do you make it up. I have some 5Ltr plastic bottles. What ratio of leaves to water? I wonder if the stuff will leach the plastic over time.

  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    happyhacker said:
    Pete.8 said:
    I use Amazon for such stuff and I have the Keepa extension added to my browser.
    That allows me to see the price history of any item on Amazon over multiple periods of time so I can time my purchases for the best price.
    It's saved me a lot of money over the years.


    here's what it shows for Tomorite-

    Well, I loaded it into Firefox but have no clue as to how to start it as it doesn't appear on the Amazon page.

    I use Chrome - the only thing I had to do was go to the Extensions setting and enable it so it automatically displays the price history for everything on amazon.

    Don't know if this helps - it is compatible with Firefox
    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/keepa/

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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