supplementary feeding
Usually in the middle of the summer season some of the tomatoes begin to flag and need supplementary feeding. At this stage I like to add some bone meal. The roots of tomato plants typically grow vertically (unlike my muscadines where their roots head out horizontally and, like the vines, seem to extend for considerable distances, to suck up the nutrients intended for neighboring plants).
My tomatoes are enclosed in tomato cages and are mulched with layers of newspaper and tree chippings Read more [...]