{"id":3517,"date":"2021-05-14T00:52:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T00:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=3517"},"modified":"2021-05-14T01:23:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T01:23:06","slug":"homemade-tomato-fertilizer-recipe-that-you-can-try-in-your-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/homemade-tomato-fertilizer-recipe-that-you-can-try-in-your-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Tomato Fertilizer Recipe That You Can Try In Your Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>There is nothing quite like biting into a deliciously fresh and homegrown tomato. Here, we reveal a homemade tomato fertilizer recipe that you can try in your garden.\n<p>Tomatoes are a staple in almost all edible gardens and for good reason.\n</p><p>Tomatoes are exceptionally heavy feeders, meaning they require close attention to quality feeding if you desire a bumper crop. Both healthy plant and fruit growth should be a priority when feeding tomatoes.\n</p><p>The two main nutrients that tomatoes require are phosphorus \u2013 which helps make big and beautiful flowers and fruit and calcium which prevents blossom-end rot. This condition, marked by a sunken hole on the flower end marks calcium deficiency.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-3520 aligncenter src="%5C%22http:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2021%5C/05%5C/1q.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"720\"' height='\"480\"' title='\"\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1q.jpg' https: sizes='\"auto,'>\n</p><p>In addition, tomato plants also need some nitrogen\u2026 but not too much.\n</p><p>If you provide too much your plants will be big and bushy and green but you won\u2019t have any flowers and therefore no fruit!\n</p><h4>Prepare Your Tomato Beds\n</h4><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-3523 aligncenter src="%5C%22http:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2021%5C/05%5C/1w.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"720\"' height='\"480\"' title='\"\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1w.jpg' https: sizes='\"auto,'>\n</p><p>Before you even think about fertilizing your tomato plants it is essential to be sure that you fill your garden bed with ample nutrition.\n</p><p>You amend your beds prior to planting any tomatoes using composted chicken manure or cow manure.\n</p><p>You can also add in some worm castings which you can retrieve from your home vermicomposter. Here\u2019s our guide to starting your own worm bin at home. It\u2019s perhaps the best way of home composting so you should seriously consider starting one.\n</p><h5>Worm castings from homemade vermicomposter\n</h5><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-3524 aligncenter src="%5C%22http:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2021%5C/05%5C/vermicomposting.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"720\"' height='\"480\"' title='\"\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vermicomposting.jpg' https: sizes='\"auto,'>\n</p><p>Vermicompost is loaded with nutrients as well as a wide variety of microscopic microorganisms that help tomatoes gobble up food easily while keeping soil-dwelling pests at bay.\n</p><p>Another exceptional and easily available additive is eggshells.\n</p><p>You wash and dry my shells and grind them into a powder that is easily blended with the soil. Eggshells give your soil a burst of calcium which tomatoes use to protect themselves against blossom end rot.\n</p><p>Check your beds for good drainage and ensure that there is no compacted soil that will get in the way of proper drainage.\n</p><p>You should be able to push your fingers into the soil without too much force. If you can\u2019t do this, it is likely that your soil is compacted and needs to be broken up.\n</p><h4>The Best Time To Fertilize\n</h4><p>When thinking about fertilizing your tomato plants for robust growth the best strategy is to fertilize when planting and then wait a bit for your plants to get settled into the garden bed.\n</p><h4>At Planting\n</h4><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-3519 aligncenter src="%5C%22http:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2021%5C/05%5C/1e.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"720\"' height='\"478\"' title='\"\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1e.jpg' https: sizes='\"auto,'>\n</p><p>It is important to give your tomato plants a push right from the start.\n</p><p>The very first thing you should toss in the planting hole is a fish head.\n</p><p>As raw fish decays quickly, it provides nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium and trace minerals to the newly planted tomato.\n</p><p>You can also use fish bones, fish guts, and shrimp shells.\n</p><p>Check at your local grocer or local restaurants, they might give you some fish heads for free!\n</p><p>The next thing you can add to the planting hole is a few crushed eggshells for calcium and two aspirins crushed. These provide an immunity boost.\n</p><p>Finally, I add \u2153 cup of organic bone meal and \u00bc cup of my homemade tomato fertilizer (see below). Bone meal is a nutrient-rich powder made from boiled animal bones that are then pulverized. It\u2019s a great soil additive to have on hand; read more about it here.\n</p><h4>At Fruit Set\n</h4><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-3521 aligncenter src="%5C%22http:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2021%5C/05%5C/1r.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"720\"' height='\"503\"' title='\"\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1r.jpg' https: sizes='\"auto,'>\n</p><p>When you see the first little fruits starting to form on your plants you need to provide a second application of fertilizer.\n</p><p>This is a good time to use fish emulsion. In addition, you can use an organic foliar feed which I use on the plant and on the soil around the plant, or some of your own homemade tomato fertilizer.\n</p><h4>Supplemental Feedings\n</h4><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-3522 aligncenter src="%5C%22http:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2021%5C/05%5C/1t.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"720\"' height='\"477\"' title='\"\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1t.jpg' https: sizes='\"auto,'>\n</p><p>Keeping a close eye on your tomato plants throughout the growing season is a good way to know when they need a little extra boost.\n</p><p>If you happen to notice that your fruit production is slowing down or your plants look a little \u201ctired,\u201d it might be time to offer up another feeding.\n</p><p>You can use fish emulsion or compost tea or composted manure at this time.\n</p><p>To avoid your plants becoming too stressed, provide supplemental feeding once a month throughout the growing season.\n</p><h4>A note on chickens, rabbits, and hamsters\n</h4><p>If you have chickens, their manure is exceptional for tomatoes \u2013 just be sure to compost it well before using.\n</p><p>Rabbits and hamsters also offer rich manure for tomatoes. 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