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<blockquote data-quote="WTM" data-source="post: 5360610" data-attributes="member: 6230"><p>when i plant them i put a small handful of rock phosphate into the hole . then about a week later ild add some fish emulsion into the watering. after that i use tomato tone or organic vegetable tone when flowering starts. this has calcium, magnesium and other trace minerals with the good "micro organisms" added. it helps with calcium uptake.</p><p></p><p>watch the nitrogen, nothing over 5. too much nitrogen and theyll grow more leaves than tomatoes, reduce calcium uptake that ends up in blossom end rot. if you have good compost youll be better of to wait until fruit set to start adding any fertilizer.</p><p></p><p>another thing is blossom drop. youll get tons of advice on why they are dropping blossoms and add this and that to the soil. the main reason for blossom drop is high heat or humidity. theyll drop blossoms when the day temps is much above 90 and the night temps is above 72. sunshades to block the afternoon sun will help. i use a 25 percent shade cloth vertically. it helps drop the temps around the tomatoes a bit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WTM, post: 5360610, member: 6230"] when i plant them i put a small handful of rock phosphate into the hole . then about a week later ild add some fish emulsion into the watering. after that i use tomato tone or organic vegetable tone when flowering starts. this has calcium, magnesium and other trace minerals with the good "micro organisms" added. it helps with calcium uptake. watch the nitrogen, nothing over 5. too much nitrogen and theyll grow more leaves than tomatoes, reduce calcium uptake that ends up in blossom end rot. if you have good compost youll be better of to wait until fruit set to start adding any fertilizer. another thing is blossom drop. youll get tons of advice on why they are dropping blossoms and add this and that to the soil. the main reason for blossom drop is high heat or humidity. theyll drop blossoms when the day temps is much above 90 and the night temps is above 72. sunshades to block the afternoon sun will help. i use a 25 percent shade cloth vertically. it helps drop the temps around the tomatoes a bit. [/QUOTE]
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