If it were me, I would side dress the plants with composted manure and dried
blood meal (both organic and nitrogen sources). I would also mulch with
dried grass clippings. That would definitely kick start them. As always, I
also recommend using fish emulsion to help plants get back on track.

Penny
Zone 7b - North Carolina
"jhultman" wrote in message
news:1059412409.120754@sj-nntpcache-3...

Prompted by poor size on the tomatoes...

I bought a soil test kit and found that PH is 6.5 7.0 = Generally
Acceptable.

P and K were high but N is depleted. Which explains the poor fruit sizes?

My romas are the size of a large marble, tomatillos too.
Other tomato varieties size are less than expected...

This is the first time this ground had been set up as a bed. Previously
is
sat covered with plastic and tan bark for ten + years. In preparing this
160
square ft. bed I started with
about 3 cubic yards of compost added and rototilled in. Put some lime in
the
soil and tilled that in with the compost...

Without having to resort to chemical fertilizers, what would be a good
way to increase N so the remaining growth cycle of the vegetables will
benefit? Reading up on it I find info that says to add 28 - 30 oz of N
fertilizer per 100 sq. feet. But what I'm not sure about is if the
granular
stuff in the box at the garden center is most beneficial.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Thanks,

Jeff
San Jose, Calif.
z 8.