Sunday, May 23, 2010

Is there anything organic I can feed my tomato plants with?

This is my first time growing them and I want to do it organically if possible! Also, how often should I be feeding them? The largest is now about 7 inches tall. Thanks.

Is there anything organic I can feed my tomato plants with?
There are two or three different brands you can buy at your nearest home depot..☺
Reply:See www.GardensAlive.com. All their products are non-chemical, and quite effective. Order their catalogue; most of them come with a $25 gift coupon!
Reply:"Miracle Grow" works for us!
Reply:Feed them on high nitrogen, then when you have the first flush of flowers start feeding them on a high potash





The NPK in feeds Niterogen, Potash and I cant remember what the K is for at the moment
Reply:There is a lot of organic feeds available, but don't feed them until the first fruit is seen, if you are going to transplant them into larger pots of grow bags, put a chopped up banana skin below the roots, and take off the side shoots once the fruit is set, watering them depends on the weather as to how much and when, you don't say if you are growing the in pots, grow bags or in the ground but a good guide is when the top soil gets dry water them and water them well, not just the top of the soil. Feed them about every 3rd watering.
Reply:Try diluting some wee and watering them with that - obviously only at the roots, and stop before you are going to harvest and eat them, tho...! I think it's the nitrogen in wee that makes plants grow like crazy


Good luck
Reply:Fish Emulsion
Reply:Why go out and buy an organic product that may or may not work. If you have sheep grazing near to where you live then go out for a Sunday afternoon walk armed with plastic gloves and bag. Collect half a bag of sheep droppings - OK poop if you insist - and immerse in a bucket of water. As the liquid takes on a deeper colour take 1/2 pint dilute 3:1 and feed tomato plants. Replace liquid out of the bucket and you can keep this going for quite a while - doesnt cost you anything and you have got some exercise out of it as well. BTW also good for the roses.
Reply:Okay, now that you are done reading the stuff above:





The best thing you can feed with is compost tea. Soak some mostly decayed compost in a couple gallons of water. Let soak overnight, then water away! Tomotos love it!





Also, take a red piece of plastic and lay it flat on the ground under the tomato plant. Sounds craze, but it is proven to make the plants grow bigger and faster.





http://gardening.about.com/od/vegetablep...
Reply:They have organic fertilizer/plant food. They sell it at Wal-mart, Home Depot, etc. Anywhere with a garden center.
Reply:Spray and grow. Miracle grow is so much more expensive, and it does not work near as well.I know because I tried them both.





Hope this helps.





Bob
Reply:hi, i've tried seaweed fertiliser with some success, but for general all round performance i mostly use 'tomorite'. its cheaper too! as to when, follow the instructions, but once the toms have 'set' , feed weekly at first then try bi-weekly if there is a lot of fruit. you don't say how you are growing them? i generally use grow bags with a bottomless 8" pot on top.it gives the plant more growing room, you water where the pot and gro-bag meet via a small empty pot to one side. this forces the roots to seek out the moisture lower down then you feed at the base of the plant.as it grows it puts out tiny rootlets up the stem, these absorb the nutrients better than the root system proper. there is a proper horticultural name for this method, but i cant remember what it is! senility creeping in probably! i can sketch the general idea if anyone is interested...it definitely works! the important thing is to make sure that you water every day, pref. in the evening or twice if its really hot. forget once or go on holiday and you end up with split fruit! still tasty though.
Reply:A slightly long term solution,but if you start a wormery to process your organic waste, the resulting liquid produced is very effect for tomatoes.
Reply:bird drooping for feeding ,needs lot of sun shine for getting red
Reply:You might try a chemical that is totally organic. Its formula is 5H1T, and is generally found to come from the back end of a horse.... Works wonders on my garden...


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