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Tomato Feed - Yes or No

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,124
    Don’t feed tomatoes until the first truss of flowers have set fruit. 
    I prefer to use a specific tomato feed for tomatoes as they can be thrown out of kilter by an imbalance of nutrients. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,109
    I've never used it, but it's popular for tomato growers. Someone else may advise you on that. I use a standard tomato food for mine. They get fed twice probably in total.
    Again- if the medium they're in is suitable, they won't need it. Just consistent watering, and that's more important when they're undercover.
    Consistency is key - it's when they get watered irregularly that you get problems with the fruits.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,124
    Absolutely agree @Fairygirl ... consistency in watering is vital .., and that’s  so much easier to provide when they’re planted in the ground if possible 👍 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,109
    I can't grow mine outdoors, so I'm well aware of how tricky the watering regime can be. I let mine get on the dry side before watering again.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,109
    Another thought - make sure the plants have good airflow too. Many people crowd plants too close together, which leads to problems. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • REMF33REMF33 Posts: 731
    Some of my tomato plants, destined for outdoors, are pushing 2.5-3ft high now and have flowers. They are in my sitting room... Should I start feeding them? Will it make them more rapidly grow even taller?! (Which I don't really want right now, but later, yes.) Will not feeding them have an adverse affect of the fruit down the line?

    This is ironic because all the other things I am growning from seed, having germinated very quickly, seem to be dragging their heals now. The tomatoes are bought plants, hence them being so far ahead. but they are growing fast.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,109
    No.
    You don't feed until the first truss of fruit sets.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • BraidmanBraidman Posts: 273
    Re first truss, I always remove the first trusses before they show colour and also the bottom few leaves as I plant them as deep as possible so as to stem root.

    Anyway I never had a very good set of fruit on the first truss as mostly they were lying on the surface of the soil!
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