[Dotty]

My neighbours dad died recently and she has given me a box of Miracle Gro he had in his shed.
On the box it has a pic of tomatoes along with flowers etc, but i just wanted to check if others find it good for vegetables or not?

[Trillium]

The product will produce fast growth in all plants as its like a mega shot of steroids.

But, its at the expense of plant health. It causes fast, lush growth which is very attractive to pests and some diseases, depending on what plants get the 'tonic'. Some people don't care, preferring the lush growth. It's personal preference.

[stompy]

It's also full of chemicals, so if you want to be organic as you can be, Forget it.

[Dotty]

Thanks for the replies.

I used it for the first time last night. I guess i shall give it a miss on the veg and just use of flowers

[JayG]

Being a liquid fertiliser Miracle Grow is good for giving a fast boost to possibly starving plants (at least you won't have to wait long to find out whether the "quick fix" has worked or whether you have another problem!)

My soil is very sandy and loses nutrients quickly, so most plants get at least one dose per season, but it is a bit high in nitrogen to be ideal for many crops, so more balanced slower-release general fertilisers like BFB, growmore or pelleted chicken manure are probably better to rely on in the long term.

[digalotty]

`i have a miracle grow desighned for veg , it is in a bottle like tomato feed ,     not used it yet though

[Dotty]

`i have a miracle grow desighned for veg , it is in a bottle like tomato feed ,     not used it yet though

Thanks Jayg

Lotty does your veggie one have less of the chemicals mentioned above?

[SkipRat]

Save your self some money, grow comfrey which you can use as a mulch, as a compost activator and you can safely feed your veg comfrey tea, and comfrey extract makes a top class tomato feed.

[Elaine G]

I have Miracle grow organic vegetatable fertiliser.
Smells lovely - a bit like marmite 

Elaine