mid season fertilizing..is it necessary
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kimmiller59
Aug 9, 2012, 5:40:57 PM8/9/12
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I have heard that it is good to use a high phosphorous fertizer mid-
season to encourage blossoming and fruit production. My tomato and
pepper plants are producing fruit and continuing to blossom. Do I need
to worry about fertilizing or not?
season to encourage blossoming and fruit production. My tomato and
pepper plants are producing fruit and continuing to blossom. Do I need
to worry about fertilizing or not?
Sue Sullivan
Aug 10, 2012, 1:41:54 PM8/10/12
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I've read that early August is when you want to start pinching off any
new blossoms on tomatoes, so that the plants will concentrate all
their energy on finishing up the fruits they've already set, not that
I ever manage to do that in any comprehensive way. I'll be interested
to read others' answers on this, but I would think that an application
of a balanced fertilizer now would help the plants in that push to
ripening.
new blossoms on tomatoes, so that the plants will concentrate all
their energy on finishing up the fruits they've already set, not that
I ever manage to do that in any comprehensive way. I'll be interested
to read others' answers on this, but I would think that an application
of a balanced fertilizer now would help the plants in that push to
ripening.
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