Growing tomatos

what would be a good fertilizer for a tomato just beginning to flower?

If you can think of a particular brand, please say otherwise just any ideas (ie the right blend of nutrients, appropriate NPK, etc.) Thanks.

 

If your Toms are starting to flower I'm jealous and going into a huddle in a huff!!

You need to wait a bit longer than flowering - wait until the first truss has set, then start feeding.

Tomarite is the brand name much vaunted, but I reckon its expensive and the Doff equivalent much-of-a-muchness and lots cheaper.

I had some Tomarite last year, but can't find the container, but the Doff N-P-K is 5-5-10

I seem to remember some discussion that you don't need to feed at anything like the frequency that Tomarite recommends - such as "Every watering"

 

Thanks for that. They are not flowering, its just for future reference.

 

OK, I've come out of my huff-huddle now!

 

:D :D

 

hi

i allways use wilkinsons own brand tomato food and find it very good. I dont know the properties but i feed twice a week and have good results , the bonus is its a lot cheaper than tomarite.

good luck rpdiy

 

Chempak make a high potash soluble fertilizer which I have used.
I do like "tomorite" but I tend to use it on other things.
Cant say I have ever tried any comparisons between different makes.

I think growing good toms is a mixture of a lot of things, growing conditions probably has more effect than feeding.
And also it depends on what you are looking for in a tom, flavour, size, colour or just early ripening.

 

I heard that putting a banana skin in the bottom of the tub when planting a tomato plant helps it to grow really well. I fed my plants every other day last year with 2 caps per watering can and i got loads of tomatos.

 

"putting a banana skin in the bottom of the tub when planting a tomato plant helps it to grow really well"

Isn't the banana-skin thing to give off Ethylene which helps speed up ripening? Not sure it helps adding them to the compost though ...

 

I've heard of putting bananas, not just the skin, in plant pots.

Apparently they contain a lot of potassium and rot down very quickly.