Tomato Growing Thread 2023

Thanks for support guys! I have few varieties. Black krim, pineapple. Green giant and aunts ruby german. Most of them showing same signs. I grow them in the containers and water them daily now and twice a day when it's hot. I did not fertilize for over a week. Makes me think maybe Potassium or phosphorus deficiency? I have top dressed some bonee meal today and fed them organic liquid tomato fertolizer, I have also top dressed some general powdered blood meal with some other stuff fertilizer, it's npk 4-4-4. By the way is there any organic pure Potassium in powder form that could be top dressed? I could not find anything on the Internet. I just put banana peels chopped on the top of my mulch for now. Bone meal is great for phosphorus it's nkp like 0-18-0. I don't want to use too much of general npk 4-4-4 and to have too much nitrate and grow leafes not fruits.

 

I had recently couple of nights temp 8 degrees, possibly that?

 

Blimey, I wonder if you are over doing it.

 

I just use organic, and I have used maybe a cup for 11 plants, I would be very surprised if I over fed them

 

It just seemed a strange combination of an unknow quantity, but if you've used it before it must be ok.

If the plants are growing ok, look a good dark green and no distortion I'd not be over bothered unless the black parts start to take over.

 

What do you mean it's strange? Please expand on that. I am new myself, first year growing tomatoes!

 

Oh sorry, I just meant that you seemed to be applying fairly random fertilisers of unknown amounts without knowing what you need.
Bone meal, organic tomato fertiliser, dried blood, NPK 4:4:4 its a fair old cocktail.

If the organic tomato fertiliser contains trace elements I'd be inclined to just stick with that.

 

I use Levington Tomorite. It does not have a lot of npk, lots of gardeners on yt recommends this combo that I use. I guess I will find out soon if it does makes sense! Worth to mention that i am growing big indeterminate plants, these are very heavy feeders.

 

I dont think Tomorite is organic, but it does contain all the nutrients required.

About the only thing I think most people add is extra magnesium if a deficiency shows up.

 

Would this apply to containers? I heard lots of nutritionents are flushed away while watering which is not the case in soil. Tomorite has organic and standard version. Next year I will try to make space for 30 plants and will experiment a bit with fertilizers

 

Well I wouldn't use Tomorite in open ground its too expensive, I think it was formulated for containers, probably originally for grow bags, but might have been around before the growbag was invented.

 

I've used it for my tomatoes in the past which are always grown in growbags on our balcony. Always seemed to give good results as far as I can see.