Feeding tomatoes v compost

[Sue]

Hi
I've planted out my tomatoes in a mix of 2/3 mpc and 1/3 special chicken poo enriched homemade compost.
At the moment they look very healthy and the greenhouse toms are setting fruit.
Given they've had all this enrichment from my compost do I need to feed them?

And just to clarify, the greenhouse toms are in largish pots, I've got some outside in bucket sized containers and some in raised beds... and yet more in the ground!

Sue

[NOG]

The pots will only last 4-6 weeks so you need to give them a weekly feed of Tomatorite.

[terrier]

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ood_34649.html

I think this thread might give you some answers

[rana]

My understanding is that chicken poo is high in nitrigen so after a month or so you will need to feed with tomato fertilizer which is high in phosphorus and contains micro trace elements such as manganese which are essential for healthy growth and good fruit yields.

[solway cropper]

Multi-purpose compost is basically something to anchor the roots in. I mix it with soil and put a generous layer of home-made compost in the bottom and still feed my toms, etc. Rana is right that chicken manure is nitrogen-rich but all that does is produce green growth and won't help the fruit so you will have to feed them if you want a bumper crop.