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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: lightyears on April 25, 2009, 20:34:00

Title: tom problem
Post by: lightyears on April 25, 2009, 20:34:00
This is a strange one, ive got 2 tomatoe plants in regular grow bags, growing fine, not a problem. 2 more in organic growbags with no peat, 2 almost dead. i think they can be saved but im a bit stuck on what to do?

regarding the bags, i have been reading around and there seems to be quite a few problems with growbags/compost this year from B&Q.
Title: Re: tom problem
Post by: caroline7758 on April 25, 2009, 20:49:07
Oh dear,I just bought a bag of B&Q peat-free with added John Innes today- haven't opened it yet.
Quite a lot of the peat-free stuff dries out quicker than the stuff with peat, maybe you just need to water them more often?
Title: Re: tom problem
Post by: lightyears on April 25, 2009, 20:56:19
ive been trying that, but it over waters them then, ive took the out now and transplanted them into some big pots with normal compost until i find a solution.
Title: Re: tom problem
Post by: Justy on April 25, 2009, 20:58:59
I must admit I always find the peat free stuff is really tricky to keep hydrated. It seems to dry out completely within a few hours on a warm day.  Have you tried some tomato feed?
Title: Re: tom problem
Post by: lightyears on April 25, 2009, 21:06:46
yeah even feed, thats why ive took them out, let them have the chance why i still can, im gonna prepare my greenhouse bed tomorrow with a load of compost plus some growmore stuff and bung them straight into the soil. its ashame cos my others are growing fine in there bag