In This Week’s Newsletter …
Windowsill Varieties
The ones to choose
Topic Talk
For this time of the season of course!
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Windowsill Tomatoes
Easy to grow but which varieties produce the quantity and size to make it worthwhile?
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Tomato Topical Talk
At last the weather has improved in the UK!
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Harold Develin
I bought a pack of the calcium and wetter, from an earlier newsletter, and has done wonders to my tomato crop, but alas no suitable weather, so not yet getting a ripened crop, they are tunnel grown and are over 8ft tall now, so I have had to start to layer them down as they are still going strong.
I decided to try the calcium on my runner beans, and they too have gone from good to better, and I am the first to start cropping beans this year in my area, brilliant stuff.
Nick
Hi Harold,
I’m pleased you’ve found the calcium a success – I’ve been using it for the past few seasons and it has made a big difference to the health of my plants.
Regards,
Nick
alan pyper
i saved the shells of 42eggs and ground them down . are they good for tomato plants and how would i use it?
Nick
Hi Alan,
They are good as a slow release calcium additive but they need to be added at the beginning of the season because they take a while to break down into the soil.
If you are concerned about blossom end rot, you need to foliar spray with calcium such as Chempak Calcium.
Regards,
Nick
joseph james
I have found some old Tomorite feed in my greenhouse and rather than waste it I watered it down and fed the plants, I’m now concerned about the use by date if there is one, which has been lost in the recycle bin.Is it possible to poison plants with out of date feed.
Nick
Hi Joseph,
I’m not sure, but if you are concerned, you could flush the soil with a good amount of slightly warmed water – then let it drain out of course. Adding a very small drop of washing-up liquid to the water also helps to remove unwanted chemicals or nutrient build-up from the soil.
Regards,
Nick