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Title: Home Made Tomato Feed
Post by: lottie lou on August 04, 2011, 18:41:19
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.
Title: Re: Home Made Tomato Feed
Post by: goodlife on August 04, 2011, 20:02:09
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'.
Title: Re: Home Made Tomato Feed
Post by: lottie lou on August 04, 2011, 20:06:46
All in the same bin?
Title: Re: Home Made Tomato Feed
Post by: pumkinlover on August 04, 2011, 21:56:01
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.
Title: Re: Home Made Tomato Feed
Post by: djbrenton on August 04, 2011, 22:24:53
I pile comfrey leaves around the base of the plants and just let them rot down as I water.
Title: Re: Home Made Tomato Feed
Post by: pumkinlover on August 05, 2011, 10:00:34
Quote from: djbrenton on August 04, 2011, 22:24:53
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?
Title: Re: Home Made Tomato Feed
Post by: brown thumb on August 06, 2011, 15:25:18
what is household liquid fertilizer ;D
Title: Re: Home Made Tomato Feed
Post by: lottie lou on August 11, 2011, 22:55:35
Quote from: brown thumb on August 06, 2011, 15:25:18
what is household liquid fertilizer ;D

Are you thinking the same as me?
Title: Re: Home Made Tomato Feed
Post by: goodlife on August 12, 2011, 07:50:07
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
Title: Re: Home Made Tomato Feed
Post by: brown thumb on August 12, 2011, 08:21:43
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
Title: Re: Home Made Tomato Feed
Post by: claybasket on August 14, 2011, 17:53:26
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.
Title: Re: Home Made Tomato Feed
Post by: lottie lou on August 14, 2011, 22:39:57
My comfrey bin is near the lottie loos. One of our plotholders came out ant told me that the sewers appeared to be blocked.
Title: Re: Home Made Tomato Feed
Post by: pumkinlover on August 14, 2011, 22:49:36
Quote from: goodlife on August 12, 2011, 07:50:07
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 !
Title: Re: Home Made Tomato Feed
Post by: brown thumb on August 15, 2011, 10:37:57
 we will make a time table out for you ;) ;D