[Blackpool rocket]

A quick question, is there any merit in using a single, or perhaps a couple of pellets, pushed into the pots that my beans and tomatoes are growing in.
The tomatoes in particular seem very slow and I wonder if they need some kind of feed.

[JayG]

Chicken pellets are comparatively slow release - a liquid feed would work much quicker.

[Goosegirl]

I use a dilute liquid seaweed from Maxicrop and it works very well, both when transplanting and as a extra boost when needed.

[Blackpool rocket]

Thanks, Christine had fed them with baby bio and this did seem to perk them up a little, but my niece said that when she did a liquid feed before any flowers, she didn't get a crop at all? That's tomatoes btw.

I'll look into the Maxicrop. I've got a good supply of miracle grow, is that too strong or just not the right kind?

Thanks for the help.

[JayG]

Not normally necessary to feed tomatoes until they start to flower, and then with a tomato feed rather than a general purpose feed, which tend to be much higher in nitrogen than tomato feeds.

However, you can't be certain how much food the compost you are using contained to start with, so a general purpose feed should kick start them - just don't overdo it (one feed should do the trick.)