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Old 27-06-2007, 11:19 AM
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When trailing tomatoes have large amounts of unripe fruits how often should they be fed please?
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I think it's usually every second feed when under glass and twice a week when outside. I tend to make up a somewhat more dilute feed and do it a little more often.
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Old 27-06-2007, 01:28 PM
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Hi NSB, I usually feed my outdoor trailing toms. once a week but I think some people feed them twice. Take a look on the bottle for information if you've bought a specific tomato feed, you can overfeed them if you're not careful & the feed won't really make them ripen any quicker, they need a bit of sunshine for that (not much chance at the moment then!).
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