What plants will benefit from tomatoe feed?

[newchillies]

I know its ok for chillies and peppers, but I am also growing carrots, parsnips, beetroot and a few more-
does anyone know if tomatoe feed would benefit these plants or suggest anthing else for them??? New grower!!

[Two_Sheds]

You don't feed root crops (carrots, parsnips, beetroots).

Tomato feed (no E) is high in potassium. Potassium (K) is good for plants that produce fruit, eg. chillies and tomatoes.

Nitrogen is good for leaf crops eg. brassicas.

[sewer rat]

Tomato feed is high in potash as this helps promote flowering and formation of fruit, so it follows that any sort of plant that it benefits will be one that produces flowers or fruits - toms and chillies are a definite as you say, but I have also used high potash feeds with cukes. Although I haven't done so, I suppose courgettes, aubergines, squash etc might also benefit.
Bedding plants would also appreciate a high potash feed to keep the flowers coming.

[HotStuff]

Tomato feed is normally a high Potash fertilizer, which means it contains a high amount of available Potassium. Potassium is good for enhancing the fruit.

Generally fertilizers contain 3 main ingredients, commonly referred to as NPK, you will often see their relative quantities listed on the container as three numbers, like 4-8-16.

N = Nitrogen
P = Phosphorus
K = Potassium

Each of these is good for different parts of a plant :-

Nitrogen is good for leaf growth
Phosphorous is good for root growth
Potassium is good for fruit growth

An easy way to remember this, which I got from one of the other grapes on the Vine, is "leave rotten fruit" as a mnemonic for leaf, root, fruit.

Hope this helps

[Lemon]

N = Nitrogen
P = Phosphorus
K = Potassium

Each of these is good for different parts of a plant :-

Nitrogen is good for leaf growth
Phosphorous is good for root growth
Potassium is good for fruit growth

An easy way to remember this, which I got from one of the other grapes on the Vine, is "leave rotten fruit" as a mnemonic for leaf, root, fruit.

Hope this helps

HotStuff..that is really great! I'll remember that! I used to just mix up some chempak tomato feed in the water and everything would get some from pak choi, kohl rabi, courgettes, peas, sweetcorn......everything!

[Alice]

Welcome to the Vine Newchillies.

As you say tomato food is good for tomatoees, chillies, peppers.

If you grow flowers, once they have gone past, daffodils, tulips etc seem to like it to feed them up for next year.

[HotStuff]

HotStuff..that is really great! I'll remember that! I used to just mix up some chempak tomato feed in the water and everything would get some from pak choi, kohl rabi, courgettes, peas, sweetcorn......everything!

I've done a search and Nicos deserves the credit, here is the post I got it from I've learnt so much from the Vine.

[taskey]

once you have made up the tomato feed, can you leave it in a bottle, diluted for use later? it is just that i have a couple of tomato plants, but it says to use dilute it to 4.5 litres. i know i can make smaller quantities - but it is a faff.

Thanks

Tracy