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    What plants will benefit from tomatoe feed?

    I know its ok for chillies and peppers, but I am also growing carrots, parsnips, beetroot and a few more-
    does anyone know if tomatoe feed would benefit these plants or suggest anthing else for them??? New grower!!
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    You don't feed root crops (carrots, parsnips, beetroots).

    Tomato feed (no E) is high in potassium. Potassium (K) is good for plants that produce fruit, eg. chillies and tomatoes.

    Nitrogen is good for leaf crops eg. brassicas.
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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    • #3
      Tomato feed is high in potash as this helps promote flowering and formation of fruit, so it follows that any sort of plant that it benefits will be one that produces flowers or fruits - toms and chillies are a definite as you say, but I have also used high potash feeds with cukes. Although I haven't done so, I suppose courgettes, aubergines, squash etc might also benefit.
      Bedding plants would also appreciate a high potash feed to keep the flowers coming.
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      • #4
        Tomato feed is normally a high Potash fertilizer, which means it contains a high amount of available Potassium. Potassium is good for enhancing the fruit.

        Generally fertilizers contain 3 main ingredients, commonly referred to as NPK, you will often see their relative quantities listed on the container as three numbers, like 4-8-16.

        N = Nitrogen
        P = Phosphorus
        K = Potassium

        Each of these is good for different parts of a plant :-

        Nitrogen is good for leaf growth
        Phosphorous is good for root growth
        Potassium is good for fruit growth

        An easy way to remember this, which I got from one of the other grapes on the Vine, is "leave rotten fruit" as a mnemonic for leaf, root, fruit.

        Hope this helps
        Last edited by HotStuff; 22-05-2009, 07:37 PM.
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        • #5
          Originally posted by HotStuff View Post

          N = Nitrogen
          P = Phosphorus
          K = Potassium

          Each of these is good for different parts of a plant :-

          Nitrogen is good for leaf growth
          Phosphorous is good for root growth
          Potassium is good for fruit growth

          An easy way to remember this, which I got from one of the other grapes on the Vine, is "leave rotten fruit" as a mnemonic for leaf, root, fruit.

          Hope this helps
          HotStuff..that is really great! I'll remember that! I used to just mix up some chempak tomato feed in the water and everything would get some from pak choi, kohl rabi, courgettes, peas, sweetcorn......everything!

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          • #6
            Welcome to the Vine Newchillies.

            As you say tomato food is good for tomatoees, chillies, peppers.

            If you grow flowers, once they have gone past, daffodils, tulips etc seem to like it to feed them up for next year.

            From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Lemon View Post
              HotStuff..that is really great! I'll remember that! I used to just mix up some chempak tomato feed in the water and everything would get some from pak choi, kohl rabi, courgettes, peas, sweetcorn......everything!
              I've done a search and Nicos deserves the credit, here is the post I got it from I've learnt so much from the Vine.
              There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't.

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              • #8
                once you have made up the tomato feed, can you leave it in a bottle, diluted for use later? it is just that i have a couple of tomato plants, but it says to use dilute it to 4.5 litres. i know i can make smaller quantities - but it is a faff.

                Thanks

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