27-07-2004, 03:58 AM
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Tomatoes & soil ammendments
(Sue Clotere) wrote in message . com...
What can we add to our soil to sweeten our tomatoes? We worked in
steer manure, chicken manure, and home made compost, at planting time.
Since then we have added blood meal, and more compost. The tomato size
is good and so is the flavor,but they lack the sweetnes that they had
in the past. Would be thankful for suggestions. Sue
way too much N. I see in another thread that these things are ten feet
long, which is also what happens with too much N. Discontinue the
blood meal at once. Probably a "sponge crop" will take care eventually
of most of the excess, something like cabbage or chard, and you can
replant in the same spot next year, if that is the only spot you have.
Tomatoes need moderate amounts of N, and prefer large amts of
P/K/micros. I found that wood ash (0/3/8) makes tomatoes sweeter,
though I do not why, and I don't even know if it will work for you,
since I have somewhat acidic soil and you do not.
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