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Sorry if this has been mentioned elsewhere (and if it's a daft question!) but how the heck do I get some tomato food into my plants when they are getting rained on and do not need any more water? A couple have flower buds and I'd like to give them a little bit of tomorite but it needs dissolving in water and they've had more than enough of that. The compost is not drying out between bouts of rain and I've not had to water them for weeks.
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Leave the feeding until the flowers have turned into baby tomatoes and hopefully by then it won't be raining as much.Location....East Midlands. -
Tomorite make an excellent dry feed in the form of pelleted cobs. You just push them into the ground close to the plant. The Depot keep them in.
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I had the same problem after rain all April most of May and most of June till I read the label on phostrogen, it can be used as a foliar spray.
Bayer Garden - Phostrogen All Purpose Plant FoodComment
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You can get sulphate of potash in powder form. Lightly rake it into the soil surface. I think it's very potent and you only need a bit so read the instructions carefully.Comment
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i was thinkin the same today... but the problem is for every fruiting plants. most of my tomato are covered but my squash are not... i was thionking maybe get some comfrey leaves and leave them on top of the compost... i will follow thy post..Comment
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Osmo make an organic pelleted feed which you can sprinkle round the base of the plants too, or if you have comfrey growing on your plot, or nearby, you can chop up and use as a mulch round the plants - it rots down pretty quickly so would soon be feeding the plants
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burn some wood, and sprinkle that around too. it's very soluble, so it wont last long
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I love your optimism! I think it's going to rain foreverOriginally posted by Bren In Pots View Post
I do have two garden centre bought plants that have baby toms on them in addition to the few that are struggling get them flowers out. Just don't really know what to do with them all at the moment
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Could borage be used in place of comfrey as a mulch? I believe the two are closely related, and borage grows rampantly throughout our garden (and lots of other gardens in town, I've noticed).
So far I've been brewing some into a liquid feed, but could use some for mulch too, if it would be worthwhile.Comment
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go for it.Comment
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