Over-Fertilised
 

"Joanne" wrote in message news:zVxEc.27$Ln6.19@newsfe4-gui...
I made a mistake with my measuring and consequently over-fertilised my
tomatoes and aubergines. I flushed them with clear water when I realised
what I'd done. This was about a month ago.

Should I not fertilise again this season, or would it be okay to begin
fertilising again (paying better attention to the instructions this time)?

I assume they're in pots. If they aren't showing signs of damage, I'm
sure you're OK to start normal feeding again. Artificial fertilizers
do carry a risk of over-feeding, but there's quite a margin of error
with the ones you water on. Maybe half-strength for the first couple
of feeds if you're not too sure?

Plants are more interested in water than in food most of the time,
anyhow: a full-grown tomato plant going full blast may drink up to two
gallons a day in good weather. Watch for bad-looking leaves.

I wouldn't be surprised if the makers of Phostrogen or whatever had a
help-line on their website, or a list of FAQs.

Mike.

Over-Fertilised
 

"Joanne" wrote in message news:zVxEc.27$Ln6.19@newsfe4-gui...
I made a mistake with my measuring and consequently over-fertilised my
tomatoes and aubergines. I flushed them with clear water when I realised
what I'd done. This was about a month ago.

Should I not fertilise again this season, or would it be okay to begin
fertilising again (paying better attention to the instructions this time)?

I assume they're in pots. If they aren't showing signs of damage, I'm
sure you're OK to start normal feeding again. Artificial fertilizers
do carry a risk of over-feeding, but there's quite a margin of error
with the ones you water on. Maybe half-strength for the first couple
of feeds if you're not too sure?

Plants are more interested in water than in food most of the time,
anyhow: a full-grown tomato plant going full blast may drink up to two
gallons a day in good weather. Watch for bad-looking leaves.

I wouldn't be surprised if the makers of Phostrogen or whatever had a
help-line on their website, or a list of FAQs.

Mike.

Over-Fertilised
 

In article , Joanne
writes

Thanks, Alan. Would yellowing of leaves be a symptom of over-fertilisation?
The leaves on my Tumbler tomatoes have turned completely bright yellow, but
they haven't dropped off, and have no other markings. There are lots of
flowers and some small green tomatoes on the plant. I wasn't sure if the
yellow leaves were too much fertiliser, too much water or too much heat.

More likely to be too much water. The soil needs to be moist, not wet.

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Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.