Is there anything organic I can feed my tomato plants with?

Question

This is my first time growing them and I want to do it organically if possible! Also, how often should I be feeding them? The largest is now about 7 inches tall. Thanks.

Answer 1

There are two or three different brands you can buy at your nearest home depot..☺

Answer 2

There is a lot of organic feeds available, but don't feed them until the first fruit is seen, if you are going to transplant them into larger pots of grow bags, put a chopped up banana skin below the roots, and take off the side shoots once the fruit is set, watering them depends on the weather as to how much and when, you don't say if you are growing the in pots, grow bags or in the ground but a good guide is when the top soil gets dry water them and water them well, not just the top of the soil. Feed them about every 3rd watering.

Answer 3

Why go out and buy an organic product that may or may not work. If you have sheep grazing near to where you live then go out for a Sunday afternoon walk armed with plastic gloves and bag. Collect half a bag of sheep droppings - OK poop if you insist - and immerse in a bucket of water. As the liquid takes on a deeper colour take 1/2 pint dilute 3:1 and feed tomato plants. Replace liquid out of the bucket and you can keep this going for quite a while - doesnt cost you anything and you have got some exercise out of it as well. BTW also good for the roses.

Answer 4

hi, i've tried seaweed fertiliser with some success, but for general all round performance i mostly use 'tomorite'. its cheaper too! as to when, follow the instructions, but once the toms have 'set' , feed weekly at first then try bi-weekly if there is a lot of fruit. you don't say how you are growing them? i generally use grow bags with a bottomless 8" pot on top.it gives the plant more growing room, you water where the pot and gro-bag meet via a small empty pot to one side. this forces the roots to seek out the moisture lower down then you feed at the base of the plant.as it grows it puts out tiny rootlets up the stem, these absorb the nutrients better than the root system proper. there is a proper horticultural name for this method, but i cant remember what it is! senility creeping in probably! i can sketch the general idea if anyone is interested...it definitely works! the important thing is to make sure that you water every day, pref. in the evening or twice if its really hot. forget once or go on holiday and you end up with split fruit! still tasty though.

Answer 5

Okay, now that you are done reading the stuff above:

The best thing you can feed with is compost tea. Soak some mostly decayed compost in a couple gallons of water. Let soak overnight, then water away! Tomotos love it!

Also, take a red piece of plastic and lay it flat on the ground under the tomato plant. Sounds craze, but it is proven to make the plants grow bigger and faster.

http://gardening.about.com/od/vegetablepatch/tp/TomatoTips.htm

Answer 6

this is going to count on the form you planted them. have been they from seeds or from usual vegetation? Did you plant them in complete sunlight? Tomato vegetation choose a minimum of 7 to eight hours of direct complete sunlight on a regular basis. Is the soil a sturdy combination the place it drains nicely yet continues to be moist not moist after watering? in case you have not have been given sufficient sunlight and robust air flow around the plant, then they'll in no way do nicely. you may try a fungicide for tomatoes yet take slightly your plant right into a close-by backyard middle the place they could be waiting to p.c. out the issue greater wisely. sturdy success.

Answer 7

Feed them on high nitrogen, then when you have the first flush of flowers start feeding them on a high potash

The NPK in feeds Niterogen, Potash and I cant remember what the K is for at the moment

Answer 8

Try diluting some wee and watering them with that - obviously only at the roots, and stop before you are going to harvest and eat them, tho...! I think it's the nitrogen in wee that makes plants grow like crazy
Good luck

Answer 9

A slightly long term solution,but if you start a wormery to process your organic waste, the resulting liquid produced is very effect for tomatoes.

Answer 10

Fish Emulsion

Answer 11

They have organic fertilizer/plant food. They sell it at Wal-mart, Home Depot, etc. Anywhere with a garden center.