my toma's are water hogs and they need a good shot of fertilizer every couple weeks.

What kind of fertilizer do you use? I prefer organic, but any suggestion would be helpful. Thanks!

right now im using the fertilome tomato and veg fert. it has the micro nutrients in it. i noticed that mine were having a magnesium problem so i also gave the a shot of epsom salts and they look better now.

what size pot is your 4-foot plant in?

What did you use to fill the pot?

Did you put rocks in the bottom to "improve drainage? (I hope not because it doesn't work that way.)

How many hours of full sunlight does it get?

How do you decide when to water?

How much water do you add?

Jean

I'm not sure the exact size of the pot, but it's roughly 2' across by 3' deep.

I used an organic potting soil enriched with sea kelp, etc. It was highly recommended by a local nursery.

No I did not put rocks at the bottom of the pot.

It gets sun from about 8:30am to about 6:30-7:00pm

As far as gauging watering, I look for dire wilt. If I let it go longer than a day, the leaves start to look as if they are drying out.

For watering, I set a hose in the pot and let it slowly saturate the soil.

One thing I realized is that much of the fruit has been on the plant a while. I understand that they are harvested when the husks start to look papery. I'm wondering, since my weather hasn't been very warm, if the older fruit is harvestable without the husks turning papery. Also, with so much fruit on it, could the plant have more fruit on it than it can support. Anyway, just throwing out some ideas.

Thanks!