[little sweetpeas]

My Dad used to make his own feed but I can't remember what he used would it be
sulphate of potash and sulphate of ammonia. 

thanks in advance

[Eatyourgreens]

Ours used to be fresh horse dung collected on my dads return from swimming in the serpentine in hyde park.

Suspended in an onion bag in a large water butt (Well our dustbin) and used as a liquid feed.

I am sure there are better ones, but it was free and worked well.


Bob

[DD.]

Ours used to be fresh horse dung collected on my dads return from swimming in the serpentine in hyde park.

That conjures up visions you don't want to know about!

My grandfather used sheep poo in a bucket. (Without the onion bag!).

[woodburner]

My Dad used to make his own feed but I can't remember what he used would it be
sulphate of potash and sulphate of ammonia. 

thanks in advance

Sounds likely, tomatoes are fruit, so like the extra potash. Ammonia is for nitrogen and there are plenty of more organic abundant sources. e.g. worm wee, comfrey/nettle/manure 'tea'. Some or all of those may also contain sufficient potash too, but I couldn't say off the top of my head.

[neal]

If you realy want to go to the trouble of mixing your own then try this mixture

2 parts Sulphate of ammonia

3 parts Superphosphate of lime

2 parts Sulphate of potash

( all the above are by weight )

mix well and apply as a top dressing every 7 days at 1 teaspoonful per plant

[swisschard]

I read recently that the contents of a vacuum cleaner bag have got everything you need in it. Plus it's free. You just dress around the base of the plant. I'm going to try it this year.

[Eatyourgreens]

Ours used to be fresh horse dung collected on my dads return from swimming in the serpentine in hyde park.

That conjures up visions you don't want to know about!

If you leave the Serpentine in Hyde park heading south you have to cross "Rotton Row" which is a sandy gravelly wide path for riding horses as often used by the household cavalry whose main London base is just at the side of the park. Hence the free horse muck that he bagged up and put on the handlebars of his bike.

I have a couple of spare large barrels so could try this again although I can just get the muck off of my mate in me wheelbarrow.


Bob

[Howard]

If you leave the Serpentine in Hyde park heading south you have to cross "Rotton Row" which is a sandy gravelly wide path for riding horses as often used by the household cavalry whose main London base is just at the side of the park. Hence the free horse muck that he bagged up and put on the handlebars of his bike.

My late great uncle used to carry a bucket and spade in the boot of his car for those 'opportunist' moments... 

[little sweetpeas]

If you realy want to go to the trouble of mixing your own then try this mixture

2 parts Sulphate of ammonia

3 parts Superphosphate of lime

2 parts Sulphate of potash

( all the above are by weight )

mix well and apply as a top dressing every 7 days at 1 teaspoonful per plant

many thanks for the info

at 45p a kilo at our local allotment shop I reall;y do want to go to the trouble of making it. I have a total of 59 tomato plants, 35 peppers, 16 squash plants, 6 courgettes and 11 cucumber plants which will need feeding.

I'm also going to make comfrey tea and see how the two compare for next year.