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Extension Tips
Fertilizing Tomatoes
We had many calls from gardeners late last season that had grown lush and massive tomato bushes, but the plants had set few, if any, fruits. Tomato growers should remember not to over fertilize plants. Only one application of fertilizer is made once the first blooms set fruit and that is all that is required for the season. Over fertilizing with nitrogen will grow lots of lush foliage, but few fruits. Use a fertilizer with a 1:2:2 ration such as 5-10-10, 6-12-12 or similar analysis fertilizer. The same is true for pepper and eggplant; only one application of fertilizer is needed after the first fruits set.
Questions? Contact Paula Robinson, County Extension Director at
probinso@uiuc.edu
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