Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: joyce c on September 14, 2009, 19:48
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My daughter lives in Singapore, and has managed to sow tomato seeds, of which are now about 7" tall. She can't get liquid tomato feed out there, and I can't take it out for her (liquid). Is there any alternative feed. I'm going out there next week and wondered was there any dried variety tomato food. Its a massive achievement for anyone to have even germinated tomatoes out there, due to the heavy rain, and humidity. So I'd love to help her achieve fruits.
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Potash is the element which is in high proportion in tomato fertiliser, and is available in dried form, so you could consider that.
However, do double check the import regulations - it's a white powder for a start!
P.S. I'll move this over to the Grow Your Own forum as that's what it's about LOL
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Surely you can take liquid tomato feed out in your hold luggage? It is just liquids in hand baggage that is banned.
Gillie
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If you're thinking of taking out some fertilizer, then you're better of taking a dry product (no water to transport). And no risk of leakage in your luggage (the hold isn't pressurised ! )
I'm not sure what the standard products are in UK, but you should find it easily in a garden centre.
Who are you flying with?
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Phostrogen would probably do the trick.
However I am surprised that there is not some kind of high potash plant food available in a sophisticated city like Singapore - even if it is not labelled as tomato food. However you can grow tomatoes using ordinary plant fertiliser - they may not grow quite so well, but they should be OK.
I am wondering if she will have a problem with blight. It is certainly favoured by heat and humidity, but the spores may simply not exist in that region.
Gillie
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You can get a dry one look here
http://www.gardendirect.co.uk/chempak-tomato-food-1kg-p-1181 (http://www.gardendirect.co.uk/chempak-tomato-food-1kg-p-1181)
Should be able to buy it somewhere else as well :)
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Thats what I thought Gillie, but doing a Singapore google just came up with a 45.0.0 product !!