So, what's the difference between all the different feeds for tomatoes (and chillies) - what do I use and when? My tomato plants are all bush varieties and all about six inches. Chillies are much smaller.
same here, I don't think you feed them until you see flower buds (I have some tiny buds ), and it's better to dilute it too much than make it too strong if you're using liquid fertiliser.
Tomorite is a good one to use at this stage for Toms and Chillies as it helps them form fruits (same for all fruiting vegetables). Fertilisers like Growmore will make them too leafy due to having too much nitrogen.
Remeber that toms grow in hot and dry countries, i tend to soak them say every other day but feed on a regular basis. Just watch for side shoots.
Toms had their origins in the warmth of mesoamerica growing wild. They were eventually domesticated but would never have been pampered. To this day they remain immensely tough, resilient plants just as they were eons ago. Amazingly so. They thrive on controlled neglect. It's worth a wee experiment to see what effect less water and fertiliser has.
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Remeber that toms grow in hot and dry countries, i tend to soak them say every other day but feed on a regular basis. Just watch for side shoots.
So, what's the difference between all the different feeds for tomatoes (and chillies) - what do I use and when? My tomato plants are all bush varieties and all about six inches. Chillies are much smaller.
same here, I don't think you feed them until you see flower buds (I have some tiny buds
), and it's better to dilute it too much than make it too strong if you're using liquid fertiliser.
Tomorite is a good one to use at this stage for Toms and Chillies as it helps them form fruits (same for all fruiting vegetables). Fertilisers like Growmore will make them too leafy due to having too much nitrogen.
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Toms had their origins in the warmth of mesoamerica growing wild. They were eventually domesticated but would never have been pampered. To this day they remain immensely tough, resilient plants just as they were eons ago. Amazingly so. They thrive on controlled neglect. It's worth a wee experiment to see what effect less water and fertiliser has.