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Utah

I put some 30-3-2 or something like that on my plants to speed them up, it is lawn fertilizer. I just want to make sure they will be okay, it has been on them for about a week and they look great and are growing very fast.

6/17/2008 7:32:53 PM

California High Desert [email protected]

If your planning on polinating soon it might be a problem with the fruit aborting because of the high nitrogen.

6/17/2008 8:42:52 PM

Pembroke, New Hampshire

I use 36-6-6 as a weekly application for 4 weeks in June before switching to a balanced 20-20-20. Just be sure to water enough and it should be fine.

6/17/2008 9:26:24 PM

Rhode Island

a good suggestion would be to ask for advise BEFORE doing something yuour not sure of.

6/17/2008 9:47:30 PM

Utah

Haha you're right pap, next time I will ask first!

6/17/2008 11:19:37 PM

Somers, CT

Be careful. I would stay away from lawn ferts. Go with organics. Try some manuer based.

6/18/2008 8:29:29 AM

Southeast

I just pollinated a fruit while actively using 45-0-0. It took no problem. I have no proof personally that fertilizing will cause an abort. Is this another unproven rule of growing the Giants ?

6/19/2008 9:12:47 AM

nor do i.
but it could take a while for it to manifest itself
in the form of a deflated fruit.
IT WOULD BE AWESOME IF IT CONTINUED TO TAKE, AND
THERE WERE NO ILL EFFECTS! good luck to you---eric g

6/19/2008 7:21:05 PM

Utah

too much N on tomatoes will definitely cause fruit to not set.
I think with AG's some plants might be more susceptible than others?

6/19/2008 10:27:34 PM