fertilizer
ive been looking at tomato fertilizer and im amazed at how many there are and wondered what other growers would recommend
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Permalink Reply by Stephen Shirley on -
Get the compost right in the first place and don't use anything...
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Permalink Reply by Darren Blick on -
Any potash based fertilizer will be ok
Tomorite is the more popular one
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Permalink Reply by samm on -
I dont know if this is the right place to ask just a daft question, but why is compost measured in litres and not by weight in pounds or kilogrammes?? I thought litres was for liquids????
and on a different topic, I bought cacified seaweed to feed some of my container veg, would it buck up house plants too grown in pots??? surely their soil gets a bit depleted of nutrients as time goes by??
thanks
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Permalink Reply by Fred Hogg on -
A litre is a measure of volume.... it does not just apply to liquids. ( 1,000cc )
The main reason for compost to be sold by volume rather than weight is that the moisture content will have a significant effect on weight, but to a lesser extent on the volume..
On the calc. seaweed for houseplants it will be ok. for most but not for acid loving plants. The calcified being lime.
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Permalink Reply by Bobby on -
HI Stephen - your clip doesn't mention much about the compost except that you use your own - what do you put in your compost so that tomatoes don't need feeding as they grow? Just ordinary garden compost?
Stephen Shirley said:Get the compost right in the first place and don't use anything...
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Permalink Reply by samm on
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thankyou Fred, gosh so much to learn and so little time to do it lol
Fred Hogg said:A litre is a measure of volume.... it does not just apply to liquids. ( 1,000cc )
The main reason for compost to be sold by volume rather than weight is that the moisture content will have a significant effect on weight, but to a lesser extent on the volume..
On the calc. seaweed for houseplants it will be ok. for most but not for acid loving plants. The calcified being lime.
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Permalink Reply by Fred Hogg on
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No worries mate... a step at a time, keep posting your questions and you should get the answers on here....
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Permalink Reply by samm on
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Fred I know I'm hounding you to death, but can I ask another question please?
I thought I'd try to grow some comfrey from seed so I can use it later down the line on the plants as a fertilizer and to keep the old compost pile healthy, everything else in my cheap little propagators has poked it's head up, (tomatoes, basil, peas) but not a sniff of the comfrey....does it take a long time to germinate do you know? or is it a problem with the slight (and I do mean slight with my cheapy propagators lol) warmth??
and before everyone laughs, YES I'M GROWING A WEED lol
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Permalink Reply by Stephen Shirley on
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No, we blend our own. The critical issue for no feeding later is to use a slow release feed or, as needed for tomatoes, several to ensure enough K. Have a look at the Vitax range.
Bobby said:HI Stephen - your clip doesn't mention much about the compost except that you use your own - what do you put in your compost so that tomatoes don't need feeding as they grow? Just ordinary garden compost?
Stephen Shirley said:Get the compost right in the first place and don't use anything...
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Permalink Reply by Stephen Shirley on
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A weed is only a plant in the wrong place. Comfrey should germinate fairly quickly (12 days or so).
snail said:Fred I know I'm hounding you to death, but can I ask another question please?
I thought I'd try to grow some comfrey from seed so I can use it later down the line on the plants as a fertilizer and to keep the old compost pile healthy, everything else in my cheap little propagators has poked it's head up, (tomatoes, basil, peas) but not a sniff of the comfrey....does it take a long time to germinate do you know? or is it a problem with the slight (and I do mean slight with my cheapy propagators lol) warmth??
and before everyone laughs, YES I'M GROWING A WEED lol
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Permalink Reply by Bobby on
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Oh, I see. I thought you had some magic compost which removed the need for additional fertiliser at all :) Thanks for the advice.
Stephen Shirley said:No, we blend our own. The critical issue for no feeding later is to use a slow release feed or, as needed for tomatoes, several to ensure enough K. Have a look at the Vitax range.
Bobby said:HI Stephen - your clip doesn't mention much about the compost except that you use your own - what do you put in your compost so that tomatoes don't need feeding as they grow? Just ordinary garden compost?
Stephen Shirley said:Get the compost right in the first place and don't use anything...
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