Fertilizing tomatoes and peppers

ScottinAtlanta · February 17, 2013

Folks, I have been reading post after post about fertilizing a garden on this Forum, and have ended up without a clear idea of what the general consensus is on what kind of fertilizers to use on tomatoes and peppers over the season.

I have been using Tomato Tone as a top dressing about once every three weeks, but Tomato Tone has few fans here.

If I can summarize what I read, it seems that a general 10-10-10 is a good all purpose approach, but that a heavier Nitrogen mix early in the season is better.

If I have a good compost in the beds, do I need to fertilize at all?

Is this an area without a clear good practice? If so, so be it! I would love to see a sticky on fertilizing, though.

February 17, 2013	#1
ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	Fertilizing tomatoes and peppers Folks, I have been reading post after post about fertilizing a garden on this Forum, and have ended up without a clear idea of what the general consensus is on what kind of fertilizers to use on tomatoes and peppers over the season. I have been using Tomato Tone as a top dressing about once every three weeks, but Tomato Tone has few fans here. If I can summarize what I read, it seems that a general 10-10-10 is a good all purpose approach, but that a heavier Nitrogen mix early in the season is better. If I have a good compost in the beds, do I need to fertilize at all? Is this an area without a clear good practice? If so, so be it! I would love to see a sticky on fertilizing, though.