fertilizer for tomatoes
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Can I use sliced mango skins as fertilizer for tomatoes?
Comments (5)I dry all of my fruit skins and then grind them in my coffee grinder. Mix them with worm castings to make a complete fertilizer. To get the proper measurement find out what the NPK needs are for the plants you want to grow. Then go to https://www.thenutrientcompany.com/organic-npk-values to find out what nutrients the various fruit skins offer. Dig this into the soil at least 2 weeks before planting. It needs to sit for a couple of weeks to compost before spreading around growing plants....See Moredeterminate plants, fertilize or not fertilize with tomato set?
Comments (2)In containers or in the ground? Makes a big difference. Container plants normally require dilute feeding on a regular weekly basis anyway regardless of plant type. In ground plants are routinely fed after first fruit set and again 6 weeks later etc. But in that case it all depends on the type of feeding routine you are using (ie: fertigation vs. side dressing), the soil prep done before planting, etc. Dave...See MoreQuestion: Best fertilizer for tomatoes?
Comments (26)Thanks Sharon One thing I have noticed about the fertilizers targeted for tomato growing is that they have Calcium and Magnesium beside NPK. Otherwise they all have different NPK ratios. That is very relevant when you are growing in soil less medium and/or hydroponically. In most established garden soil chances are that there is enough Calcium and Magnesium. SOIL TEST. Having said the above, a soil test can be very useful. Then you apply what is lacking instead of shooting in the dark. Most soil tests results, that I have read here over the years, indicated that there is enough P . The reason appears to be due to the fact that plants uptake much less of it than N and K. The second reason is that P is attached to the soil and won't leach out as N and K. There are other crucial trace elements that plant need and can benefit from, such as Boron, Zinc , Manganese, Sulfur and Iron. Only a soil test can show a good picture. BTW: Next week I am going to take samples for analysis. Sey...See MoreGave pineapple fertilizer for tomato, is that ok?
Comments (7)Funny pineapple story. We go to Jamaica twice a year and anyone who knows me is aware of my use of cannabis. We don't go for just that reason, but well, let's go on. On my morning walk up and back on the beach, I met a local who swore to me that he had pineapple flavored herb. He claimed that he grew it in the cored out shells of pineapples, planting the seeds in a bit of soil and growing them to maturity in the pineapple husk. His scientific explanation was that the seeds absorbed the pineapple flavor as they were growing. Drawing on my extensive botanical knowledge, I informed him that what he was saying was simply impossible, but this did nothing to dissuade him. He sited several biblical references and even offered to take me to his grow... as long as I would buy his $20 bag of ganja. We walked for several miles up the beach and back to the resort, his price for the bag of what he called "Pineapple Kush", dropping faster and faster as we approached the resort. I finally gave him $5 for the bag and another $5 for the company on the long walk. No. In case any of you were wondering. It didn't taste like pineapple, didn't smell like pineapple when it burned, and it wasn't worth the $5....See Moretedln
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