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  Posted by chris (U14479141) on Thursday, 28th April 2011

  good morning each,is it to early to give my tomatoes some liquid feed as they are only 6-8" high,they are being watered every other day at the moment,any help gratefully accepted and thank you in advance,kind regards Chris

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  Posted by Gem (U13964749) on Thursday, 28th April 2011

  Hi Chris, no hold back on feeding until the first truss. keep watering every other day at this stage and pot on nice and deep when they are a little bigger, I plant them at least up to the first of true leaves.
  
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  Posted by aldaniti (U14803108) on Thursday, 28th April 2011

  I give mine a little bit of a general purpose feed until the first flowers start to open then I switch over to a specialist tomato feed

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  Posted by David K (U14115317) on Thursday, 28th April 2011

  Message No2 is the correct advice...trust me!

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  Posted by Gillinger (U8835892) on Thursday, 28th April 2011

  I agree with the message above. There should be enough nutrient in your potting compost to keep them going. no need to add anything extra at the moment. Save your money!

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  Posted by Italophile (U12516505) on Thursday, 28th April 2011

  I wouldn't water them every other day unless they need it. Water toms when necessary.

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  Posted by FallingApple (U14555521) on Thursday, 28th April 2011

  In my opinion there is a little bit of truth in most of these replies. Clearly they need to be feed if they need it, and not necessarily based on some hard and fast rule. If you used general purpose compost from the GC then this should be good for a couple of weeks or so from the last time you potted on. If you used something with less nutrients you will need to feed sooner. I often find I need to give a touch of more diluted feed before the first truss is set as the compost is becoming exhausted and the plants start lossing their colour.
  
  My first trusses have set (marble size) and I am now feeding about once a week. I would be interested to know how much feed others give at this stage. The liquid feed gives the dilution ratio but not the total to each plant. I have been guessing for years, can't be to far out.

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  Posted by David K (U14115317) on Thursday, 28th April 2011

  It’s very easy to become obsessed with feeding and how much should be given at each stage of a plant’s growth.
  Generally, I try to avoid feeding until the fruiting stage … then I give them feed at every watering, but usually at a lower strength than recommended on the box/bottle – little and often is the secret.
  
  
  If your tomato plants are in desperate need, foliar feeding is a good way to get the food in fast!
  

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  Posted by Italophile (U12516505) on Thursday, 28th April 2011

  Growing in the ground, in good soil, a feed a couple of weeks after planting out, one more late in the season. That's how I've done it for years. Contrary to stories that circulate, tomatoes are not heavy feeders.
  
  Container growing is a different case given the leaching that takes place. I used to feed a week or so after planting, then every 4 or 5 weeks, and diluted at that. Over-feeding doesn't produce more tomatoes. It actually stresses the plant.
  
  

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  Posted by andy2728 (U14260904) on Friday, 29th April 2011

  
  If your tomato plants are in desperate need, foliar feeding is a good way to get the food in fast!
  
  
  Now m not the most knowlagble , but i used to spray my toms foilage but have since been advised that this is a sure way to encourage blight.Is that right ?

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  Posted by Italophile (U12516505) on Saturday, 30th April 2011

  Wet foliage sure is a quick road to fungal problems. If you're dead set keen on foliar feeding, best done in the morning to let the sun dry the foliage. Never at night.

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