Fertilization with multi vitamins

MuddyBuckets · January 31, 2021

This is a really offbeat question. Have any TVs disolved multi vitamin tablets (containing multiple minerals) in water and tried them on their plants? The multi vitamins seem to contain all the nutrients and micro nutrients that are available in retail plant food/fertilizers.

I may try a semi controlled experiment this spring and see if they make a difference in growth vs. soluable ferts (like MG Tomato Food). I have disolved aspirin and fed tomatoes and peppers without harm but saw no real difference.

Chime in with thoughts and experience.

zipcode · February 1, 2021

Aspirin, an organic acid, will probably be decomposed within a day in the soil, so no surprise there. I don't think vitamins should have any influence on plants really.
Minerals will definitely help, but the chelated minerals in a good fertilizer will still probably be better.

loeb · February 1, 2021

I was using human iron supplement to reanimate a rose that was showing sings of chlorosis. It worked

But in normal conditions I would prefer a fertilizer, as its much more easy to make a right dose.

January 31, 2021	#1
MuddyBuckets Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Eastern/Coastal NC 8b Posts: 192	Fertilization with multi vitamins This is a really offbeat question. Have any TVs disolved multi vitamin tablets (containing multiple minerals) in water and tried them on their plants? The multi vitamins seem to contain all the nutrients and micro nutrients that are available in retail plant food/fertilizers. I may try a semi controlled experiment this spring and see if they make a difference in growth vs. soluable ferts (like MG Tomato Food). I have disolved aspirin and fed tomatoes and peppers without harm but saw no real difference. Chime in with thoughts and experience.

February 1, 2021	#2
zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	Aspirin, an organic acid, will probably be decomposed within a day in the soil, so no surprise there. I don't think vitamins should have any influence on plants really. Minerals will definitely help, but the chelated minerals in a good fertilizer will still probably be better.

February 1, 2021	#3
loeb Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Poland Posts: 251	I was using human iron supplement to reanimate a rose that was showing sings of chlorosis. It worked But in normal conditions I would prefer a fertilizer, as its much more easy to make a right dose.