Tomato feed
DiSteve
Posts: 33
As you have probably realised I''m a novice at gardening, with some of the questions I ask 
but if I don't ask I won't learn......we have got an allotment and very keen to do well, hence some silly questions sometimes 
We currently have growing: OUTDOORS - Potatoes, sweetcorn, runner beans, french beans, swede, cauliflower, cabbage, leeks, onions, spring onions.
INDOORS - (polytunnel) tomatoes, cucmber, chilli, peppers radishes, courgettes (soon to go outside)
Is there an all round feed I could use for all of these, rather than using one for this plant, one for that plant, & costing a fortune. I had an uncle that used to feed everything with tomato feed......what's everyones opinion on this please?
All advice greatly appreciated.........plus any tips you may like to share with a novice, not just with plant feed!
Posts
I find that Phostrogen can be used on most things, and is fairly economical.
Most vegetables I only feed when I plant them. I give them all a handful of Blood fish and bonemeal when I am preparing the soil. Feed the soil and not the plant.
for top ups, i use soluble Phostrogen for tomatoes and cucumbers and other things in pots.
Last edited: 25 May 2016 14:17:35
I chuck around a quantity of organic pelleted chicken manure - serves just about everybody - about now. The only thing I have special feed for is clematis - hungry beasties that they are. I keep some liquid seaweed concentrate for topping up anyone who looks a bit sad and hungry as the year goes on.
It's worth having a look at the main ingredients in plant ferts.
Plant ferts have NPK values on them
N = Nitrogen - this makes lots of leafy growth - so good for lettuce and the like.
P = Phosphorous - for root growth, fruit and flower development - so carrots, tomatoes, apples, strawberries etc
K - Potassium - for general good plant health
So for lettuce, go for something with a higher N content and for tomatoes with a higher P content.
If you use high N content on toms, you'll get lovely leaves, but less tomatoes
So you could probably get away with 2 types of fertilizers to do the lot
I generally use Tomorite for toms and Phostrogen or Miracle Grow for flowers.
I don't bother with ferts for lettuce, but did once use a high nitrogen feed on them and was amazed at the growth rate
Last edited: 25 May 2016 14:58:56
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.