Best Tomato Food Brands
With so many different brands of tomato food on the market these days, it is difficult to know which one to choose! Liquid Tomato Food – Best Tomato Food Brands Here are a few of the best selling and popular … Read More
Nutrient Strength for Tomatoes Later In The Season
July was a month of high temperatures and wet weather, but now that we’ve entered August, let’s hope the weather settles down a bit! Many of the problems we now experience as tomato growers are physiological, caused by temperatures and … Read More
Calcium and Tomatoes – It’s Importance for Tomato Growing
I remember some seasons ago commenting on the subject of calcium and tomatoes, and the lack of calcium in liquid tomato food. What I didn’t know at the time was that calcium precipitates (won’t mix) when added as a liquid … Read More
Nutrient Strength for Tomatoes
Owing to the amazing weather we’ve had over the past few months in the UK, many of the problems we now experience as tomato growers are physiological, caused by high temperatures and hot sun, rather than caused by diseases. Physiological … Read More
Tomato Booster – Feeding Tomatoes
Most of my tall varieties have now reached the polytunnel roof, so it’s time to begin removing the growing tips. Pruning The last couple of weeks I’ve mention about pruning and how it can be used to encourage plants from … Read More
Foliar Feeding Tips
A water sprayer is very useful for all sorts of jobs including reviving plants that are wilting in hot weather, misting flowers in dry conditions to help them set and spraying to prevent disease. However, I mostly use my sprayer … Read More
How To Water and Feed Tomatoes in Containers
It’s May at last and at the end of this month, plants can stay outdoors – frost free. Before they reach their final home, it’s worth considering how we are going to water and feed tomatoes in containers. Some of … Read More
Feeding Tomatoes In Containers
Feeding Tomatoes Grown In Containers Tomato plants that are fed “little and often” generally do better than those that are fed once a fortnight. This is especially true when plants reach their reproductive stage – flowering and fruiting. Tomato plants … Read More
Canary Plants and Feeding Tomatoes
Having reached the second half of June, the rest of the season is mainly concerned with: Feeding Watering Pruning Problems Many problems can be avoided if we get the first three right! Plants often tell us what they need – … Read More
Over-Feeding Tomato Plants
Anyone who has been reading these newsletters for a while, will be fully aware of the issues concerning over-feeding tomato plants. However, I think it’s useful to go through some of the points again for those who have recently joined … Read More