Tomorite

Springbean

What veg can you and do you feed with tomorite?

How often do you use it and on what veg?

Thank you

tim_n

Hi

I don't use tomorite, I make my own from Comfrey (bocking 14 strain) which does a pretty good job.

You should only use it on tomatoes after the first truss has set - this means once the first stem which flowers has lost the flowers and tiny tomatoes are appearing.

You can use it on other fruiting veg, but for salads consider a more general purpose liquid feed. Tomato feeds are high in potash. For make your own, I use nettles to feed the salads plants and anything leafy.

wellused

I used tomato feed for runner beans and marigolds and I will be using it on courgettes and melons this summer.

djohn2002uk

Not the answer requested but for anyone living in the west country, Park Garden Centres at Almondsbury, Cheddar and Lechlade are selling the £4.99 bottles of Tomorite half price at £2.49.

Farway

I use it on most fruiting, in pots, plants, including my fig & peach [both pot grown], plus the runners also in pots

I find Tomorite works better than "own brand", I guess because higher ratios of nutrients

I am looking into using a seaweed spray as well this year, or maybe Chempack, not yet decided

Springbean

Thank you

What does seaweed spray do?

Is blood, fish and bone good for growing all vegetables?

sobie

you can more or less use tomato food for anything that has fruits or flowers. I use it for my roses in pots and hanging baskets. A good quality one will contain magnesuim as a trace nutrient which is brilliant for helping prevent blackspot on roses as it will help the plant produce very healthy growth, and will help tomatoes set. Although its not worth using on plants that are grown for their leaves - such as lettuces (go for something high in Nitrogen instead).

Chempak soluable tomato food is brilliant, but unfortunately Chempak is now owned by Thompson & Morgan so isn't as easy to get hold of in garden centres anymore. (but easy to buy online)

Sally_A

I'll use tomorite (or similar) on fruiting greenhouse crops, so could be cucumbers, chillies, aubergines, peppers as well as tomatoes.

Saying that I have 3 year old comfrey tea to use also (phwarr!!! stinks to high heaven).

Farway

Springbean wrote: »

Thank you

What does seaweed spray do?

seaweed spray has lots of minerals in it, many coastal areas use sea weed on their land, and of course Jersey potatoes are famous for using it

It comes branded, but can't recall the brand at present

A._Badger

Farway wrote: »

seaweed spray has lots of minerals in it, many coastal areas use sea weed on their land, and of course Jersey potatoes are famous for using it

It comes branded, but can't recall the brand at present

Sadly, it's a case of 'used to use' with regard to Jersey potatoes. Some say the lack of flavour in them today is because the growers no longer use seaweed.

I suspect the brand of liquid seaweed you're referring to, meanwhile, is Maxicrop.

In respect of Tomorite, I'm not a fan. It's expensive to use and while the makers say a short-lived crop like tomatoes doesn't need trace elements (which Tomorite lacks), I'm not sure I agree. And when it is used for other crops, I am sure there is a difference.

A high potash powder fertiliser such as Phostrogen or Chempak 4 is cheaper, and in my opinion, better for general use.

safestored4

I don't buy any branded products - Tomorite, Phostrogen, Miracle Grow etc. A significant proportion of the price represents advertising costs and a mark up for the brand name. As a couple of posters have said fermented comfry, while smelly, is just as effective. You can also buy sulphate of potash, which is all Phostrogen is, cheaply, in bulk, on line. Again, ignore the brand names for this.