Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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April 25, 2020 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2011
Location: San Antonio, TX Zone 8B
Posts: 118
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A Simple Fertilizer Question
TLDR: Using Tomato Miracle-Gro or Texas Tomato Food at 1 tbsp per gallon of water, how much of this fertilizer water should I give to each plant?
I'll preface this question by saying this is my first year growing in raised beds. (I have only used EarthTainers up until now). I have two 4'x4'x15" raised beds, each with an indeterminate cherry planted in each corner (well, 1 is a beefsteak I'm letting have 4 leads...). So 4 plants per bed. I'm really only pruning the cherries enough to allow for air flow- not limiting the number of stems/leads. I mixed in the recommended amount of Garden Tone at plant out in late February, but now want to start feeding with something water soluble. I have the Tomato-specific Miracle-Gro (the red stuff) and waiting on a delivery of Urban Farm's Texas Tomato Food, which I have heard really good things about. Both of these recommend a concentration of 1 Tablespoon per gallon of water. And I am considering alternating between the two, feeding once every 7 days. So MG week 1, TTF week 2, MG week 3, TTF week 4, etc... My Question: How much of this fertilizer water should I give to each plant? A full gallon? Half a gallon? Enough to saturate the entire bed? I never really had to think about this in the past with the self watering containers. Thanks for any input! Last edited by lapk78; April 25, 2020 at 11:27 PM. |
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