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What to do with old tomato feed?

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stopmefeelingsick · 30/11/2023 08:17

I have two large bottles of tomato feed. Probably five or more years old. I don't need it. Should I poor it in my compost heap? Poor it on the blackberry/nettle patch at the bottom of the garden? Poor it over my empty raised beds?

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MereDintofPandiculation · 30/11/2023 11:24

Empty raised beds. You don’t want to do anything that might encourage the nettles

BinturongsSmellOfPopcorn · 30/11/2023 11:33

Use it for any flowering or fruiting plants.

stopmefeelingsick · 30/11/2023 13:12

Thanks both! One bottle for the raised bed and one for the fruit bushes! Smile

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Spiderswebs · 03/12/2023 12:40

Question - I guess this means it’s okay to pour over the plants mentioned now?

BinturongsSmellOfPopcorn · 03/12/2023 18:35

I'd wait until they are actively growing. They won't take up much now, and it will be washed out of the soil by spring.

fartyklart · 07/12/2023 05:11

I would use it normally, diluted as per instructions, to feed anything that needs it. it's probably still perfectly fine. Don't pour it onto anything undiluted, it will still be potent stuff!

LickleLamb · 07/12/2023 05:29

At a lovely open garden the gardener said they put liquid feed into the water tanks they use to water the tubs - the tubs were full of huge salvias. Something you could try - pour a capful into watering cans.

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