Just water or food too?

[rodduz]

Hi,

Do grow bags need feed added to the water or is just water enough?

[darcyvuqua]

A grow bag will contain enough food for 4-6 weeks after that you would need to amend feeding accordingly.

[rodduz]

Okay, thanks. Then just buy any old food is it and mix it in with some water?

[Kristen]

If you are growing Tomatoes the normal advice is to wait until the first fruit set (you can see a pin-head fruit where the flower was earlier) and only then start feeding, and use a high Potash fertiliser (any Tomato fertiliser will do).

I don't think there are any that can be applied as granules, so (unless you find one that is!!) you'll most likely find either a liquid or granules that need dissolving and applying as a liquid feed.

Peppers would need feeding at an earlier stage I reckon ...

Maybe you are growing something else though? Anything "fruiting" can be given a high Potash / Tomato fertiliser.

[Two_Sheds]

if you want to make your own hi-potash fertiliser, check out comfrey tea recipes

[rodduz]

Got lettuce, basil and rocket in one. Tomatoes ans peppers going in another. Giving the strawbs a miss I think.

Thanks

[mr tiler]

would these ''feeds'' go against the ''fresh fruit and veg'' idea? or is a fertilizer a natural product? sorry complete newb here lol

[WendyC]

What do you mean by "fresh fruit and veg idea"? Organic?

[mr tiler]

yeh, in other words real and not fed with any bad chemicals etc cheers