Topic: Home Made Tomato Feed

[lottie lou]

Does anyone make their own tomato feed.  Last year I just used either home made seaweed fertilizer, comfrey or a touch of potash in the water.  Doesn't seem to have worked so well this year.

[goodlife]

Yes I do..comfrey leaves, seaweed liquid, some chicken pellets and/or punch of nettle leaves...all left to brew until its un recognizeable slurry...all that is then drained from 'solids' and its ready for 'action'.

[lottie lou]

All in the same bin?

[pumkinlover]

Yes :D

I have  general mix with all above, hos muck, household liquid fertiliser, chicken and pigeion poo. This is high nitrogen.

Then I have a pure comfrey one for high potash feed.

Dilute to weak tea colour, and INHALE ;D ;D ;D

I do use it almost every day though- on the toms.

[djbrenton]

I pile comfrey leaves around the base of the plants and just let them rot down as I water.

[pumkinlover]

I pile comfrey leaves around the base of the plants and just let them rot down as I water.

Do they ever start to grow dj?

[brown thumb]

what is household liquid fertilizer ;D

[lottie lou]

what is household liquid fertilizer ;D

Are you thinking the same as me?

[goodlife]

Well if you think of wee..that would be best added as fresh to final diluted mixture when about to do the watering.
If stored the 'household fertilizer' will turn into ammonia and can be bit unpleasant for the plants....and the smell will get your eyes water..rest of the stuff is pongy enough as it is.. ;D ;D

[brown thumb]

yea wee wee lol i made some nettle brew never added household fertilizer that goes on the compost heap but the brew stunk at first loads of flies around it uck but now the smell is gone so using it freely

[claybasket]

we use sheep's s**t in a old pillow slip soaked in barrel of water for 3 weeks,remove the sack,delete 1in 10,we use it on everything, dose pong a bit.

[lottie lou]

My comfrey bin is near the lottie loos. One of our plotholders came out ant told me that the sewers appeared to be blocked.

[pumkinlover]

Well if you think of wee..that would be best added as fresh to final diluted mixture when about to do the watering.
If stored the 'household fertilizer' will turn into ammonia and can be bit unpleasant for the plants....and the smell will get your eyes water..rest of the stuff is pongy enough as it is.. ;D ;D

So do I have to wee to order then ;D ;D ;D !

[brown thumb]

 we will make a time table out for you ;) ;D