Fertilizing container tomatoes

May 17, 2012

Good morning from SE Pennsylvania,

I'm still a rookie on a learning curve! One week ago I planted six different varieties of tomatoes in 8-gallon containers. I searched out Pro-Mix BX to use as my growing medium. After adding a couple of TBLS of lime into each planing hole, I planted each plant quite deeply.

My question now is what would be a good feeding schedule? I'm somewhat confused as to what type of fertilizer to use an HOW OFTEN to apply it.

My containers face the East and get between 7 and 8 hours of direct sunlight daily.

Also, should I be applying calcium nitrate at any time?

May 17, 2012	#1
FrankT Guest Posts: n/a	Fertilizing container tomatoes Good morning from SE Pennsylvania, I'm still a rookie on a learning curve! One week ago I planted six different varieties of tomatoes in 8-gallon containers. I searched out Pro-Mix BX to use as my growing medium. After adding a couple of TBLS of lime into each planing hole, I planted each plant quite deeply. My question now is what would be a good feeding schedule? I'm somewhat confused as to what type of fertilizer to use an HOW OFTEN to apply it. My containers face the East and get between 7 and 8 hours of direct sunlight daily. Also, should I be applying calcium nitrate at any time?