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Tomato fertilizer frequently asked questions

It really depends on the quality of your soil. However, we recommend starting with applying tomato fertilizer once every 2-3 weeks. After that, based on how your tomato plants react, you would either:

  • Continue at the same rate
  • Increase it if they look like they need more food
  • Decrease it if they are doing fine

Yes, you can absolutely use our tomato fertilizer to feed your plants that are in the soil. Our tomato fertilizer was specially formulated so you could use it for both hydroponics and soil plants.

We recommend mixing 1/2 teaspoon per gallon of water. You can either:

  • Spray the leaves with the solution
  • Pour it around your plants

Yes, Greenway Biotech tomato fertilizer is a very good general fertilizer for most plants. However, this was specifically designed for certain types of plants such as:

  • Eggplants
  • Potatoes
  • Tomatillo
  • Goji Berries
  • Tobacco
  • Peppers
  • Chayote
  • Nipplefruit
  • Tomatoes

Even though this formula would work on most hydroponic plants, it won't be the most suitable for all. For example, lettuce plants require more nitrogen than tomato plants. If you use tomato fertilizer on your lettuce plants, you'll need to add some more nitrogen (Ammonium Calcium Nitrate is a good choice) to get the best possible results.

Yes, you can mix Tomato Fertilizer, Calcium Nitrate, and Epsom Salt in a container and store it for later use. However, you must mix them in liquid form because:

  • In dry form, it won't be homogenous and your ratios would change.
  • Calcium Nitrate becomes liquid if it absorbs moisture from the air and would make the entire formula hard.

When seedlings sprout, they get the first set of leaves called cotyledons. All of the nutrients your seedling needs at this point are contained right inside the seed.

You'll want to wait until your seedling receives its second set of leaves called "true" leaves. These are a sign that your seedling's foliage is coming in. Once the true leaves come in:

  • Create the tomato fertilizer solution
  • Apply it to your seedlings at a quarter of the recommended application rate (1/8 tsp per gallon)