Tomatoes

Hi, I am just about to buy a greenhouse, could anyone give me any tips on growing tomatoes ie what do feed them to get the best results

 

Tomorite for me shimsham, ive just bought some tumbling toms for my hanging baskets, and im soo excited,

 

Tomorite or any high potassium feed will do, shimsham but don't start feeding with a high K fertiliser until the first fruits have set.

You might find the posts here informative -
http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002948#000010

 

Hi Shimsham,

I just use a standard liquid plant feed until the plants start to set fruit then switch to any high K. I use really cheap Wilkinsons own brand and get the same results as I would with Tomorite or any of the expensive proprietarty brands.


These are my 6 week old Sungolds and behind them San Marzanos all healthy on standard feed.

 

You usually don't feed tomatoes untill the first truss has set as there is enough food already in the compost. Then any tomatoe food will do.

 

I use Wilko's as well. If you look at the make up it's identical with Tomorite which like most of these things is a rip off.

 

Hi Tropical,

I find the nutrients in sowing compost only sufficient to last until pricking out time as that's basically all it's designed to do. I then use a weekly shot of Wilko's own standard plant food to bring the plants on to flowering. Then onto the Wilko tomato feed.

Works for me

 

I use Sangral soluble 3.1.3 nitrogen feed until the first trusses have set and then Sangral soluble 3.3.6 potash feed after, this is similar to Tomorite. This year I am growing Gardeners Delight, Sungold, Money Maker and Black Cherry.

 

Bet that lot sorted you out Shimsham!

 

Thanks for all the messages it was great info.Now a second question i have never grew cucumbers can anyone advise which is possibly the one that is easy to grow and crops well been told femspot is quite good.Regards

 

I agree.......My thinking is that,not to feed early on,they will become leggy.
Make them hungry they will throw up more flowers in desperation to reproduce.
When they set.......then feed generously with a high Potash liquid feed.
Then a whole summer of scrummy Toms. :thumb:

 

Shimsham, I dont grow cues these days but when I did I always got a good crop from femspot.
It crops well but is not rampant, I found, it likes warm conditions though, as most greenhouse cues do, so keep them shaded but warm and humid and it will do well in good humusy soil.

 

As for toms, I always reckon the best tasing ones grow on the scrawiniest plants.
Big juicey toms are OK, but if the plant struggles just a bit the toms taste better, I think.
Thats why supermarket ones are not that good on flavour, I personally dont think flavour has much to do with variety, more to do with growing conditions, and you cant beat outdoor grown ones.
So I grow a few earlies, but most are outside, never get fed, and only watered in a drought.

 

Thanks on both pete.