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Feeding tomato plants .

bugsbunny2bugsbunny2 Posts: 23
in Fruit & veg

When making a tomato feed up for 2 tomato plants I only need a small amount of feed so is it o k to leave the rest of the feed in watering can and then use it when they need feeding again so as it is not wasted.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,143

    Don't see why not image


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  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150

    I make it up in a large plastic milk container (emptied and washed of course). I just leave it in the greenhouse ready to use.

    Then your watering can isn't sat there exclusively for tomatoes.

  • michael mpcmichael mpc Posts: 422

    hi  bugsbunny2as dove/ and kitty say yes ok to keep in container I use tom/food for cues also when I water my20  odd toms 3peppers and chilli s any left out of the 2nd  watering can I use on the plants watered down   dose not harm anything image

  • bugsbunny2bugsbunny2 Posts: 23

    Thank you  for your reply

  • Rob LockwoodRob Lockwood Posts: 380

    HI bugs - why not use the rest somewhere else in the garden?  I thought tomato food was just a fertiliser high in potassium (potash) which promotes flower and fruit growth - it'll be just as useful for any roses or other heavy-flowering plants, or indeed heavy feeders like courgettes.  I think!?

  • Paul CharnockPaul Charnock Posts: 123

    If you have Comfrey in the garden then why not make some Comfrey Liquid? It will store up to a year and has a perfect balance of nutrients, particularly for Tomatoes.

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Yes  - I use tomato food for lots of other flowering plants, especially sweet peas,  as well as tomatoes. In fact, I hardly use any for tomatoes, as they only get a couple of feeds, and I only have a handful of them.  image

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  • michael mpcmichael mpc Posts: 422

     hi paul charnock yes I aggre about  comrey I have had 2 bits of it but it dosenot want to grow  for me (  if you have rhubarb in garden cut the leaves small bits put in a galv/bin or plastic fill with water stir for a few weeks and it stinks strain it in sprayer  spray plants when cabbage whites show the stink keeps lots of bugs away  )      this years is smelling good now image

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