Feeding Tomatos

[Dog House]

I have several varieties of tomato grown from seed and living happily in our unheated, but sheltered, greenhouse. My question is when should i start to feed the plants?

Dog House

[OverWyreGrower]

I think its from when the first flowers start to appear, but don't quote me on this!

Any other grapes more knowledgeable?

[Nicos]

Agree!
We us tomorite and seaweed.
Have a look at this site for a bit more info generally...

www.readytogrow.co.uk/seeds/cult_tomato.html

[Geordie]

When the first fruit has set on the truss

[Flummery]

I've usually gone for first fruit too.

[MURFE 18]

Hi, yes ditto for me too plus i take the branches/leaf stems off, to let air /light get to plant, hope this helps ,does anybody else take off leaf stems,on there toms,

[Flummery]

Yes, de-leaf when the toms have set.

[Two_Sheds]

Feed with Comfrey Tea...more potassium than horse muck

[shirlthegirl43]

Goat 'currants' apparently are vey high in potassium too - 'stew' them in water and use it to water things.

[sewer rat]

Start to feed when the first truss has set - I fed every second day with a weak feed in with the water.
As for de-leafing, I only remove leaves below the first truss and again remove more leaves at the end of the season to let the lsun at the last of the toms to assist ripening.

[rustylady]

You're very early with your tomatoes - good luck. What size pots are they in? Normally you keep them in three and a half or four inch pots until the first flowers are well formed, then plant into larger pots. The feed in the new compost should keep them going for a further 2 or 3 weeks, then start feeding with something like tomorite. If you pot them on too soon you will get lots of leaf and stem growth and few flowers (and therefore less fruit)

[berksmike]

I make a homemade feed from nettles and seaweed that i just leave to dissolve in water in a waterbutt...

It takes a few weeks and has a bit of a pong but the plants love it.
I feed them weekly once the trusses have formed

Mike

[Dobby]

I have heard that you can use the contents of the vacume cleaner put it around the soil evey 2 weeks
might try it on a few and someting else on a difetat one
well we do have 14 tipes of toms
yea i think we have every tipe of tom out there
not that we have a seed habit

[Two_Sheds]

I make a homemade feed from nettles and seaweed Mike

Nettles = high in nitrogen = good for leafy growth
Comfrey = high in potassium = good for fruit production