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Over-Fertilised
"Joanne" wrote in message news:zVxEc.27$Ln6.19@newsfe4-gui...
I made a mistake with my measuring and consequently over-fertilised my tomatoes and aubergines. I flushed them with clear water when I realised what I'd done. This was about a month ago. Should I not fertilise again this season, or would it be okay to begin fertilising again (paying better attention to the instructions this time)? I assume they're in pots. If they aren't showing signs of damage, I'm sure you're OK to start normal feeding again. Artificial fertilizers do carry a risk of over-feeding, but there's quite a margin of error with the ones you water on. Maybe half-strength for the first couple of feeds if you're not too sure? Plants are more interested in water than in food most of the time, anyhow: a full-grown tomato plant going full blast may drink up to two gallons a day in good weather. Watch for bad-looking leaves. I wouldn't be surprised if the makers of Phostrogen or whatever had a help-line on their website, or a list of FAQs. Mike. |
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Over-Fertilised
"Joanne" wrote in message news:zVxEc.27$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. |
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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. -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
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