How to Feed Tomatoes Naturally

If you want to grow plump, juicy, delicious tomatoes, it's important to feed the tomato plants periodically throughout the growing season. If your goal is to harvest organic tomatoes, don't worry. Although it may be tempting to reach for an expensive commercial fertilizer, It's not necessary to buy fertilizers loaded with chemicals when it's so easy to make inexpensive, all-natural fertilizers that are just as effective.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 3 cups compost
• 1 large bucket
• 1/2 cup epsom salts
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• Trowel for stirring
• Large airtight container
• Indelible black marker
• 1/2 cup powdered whole milk
• Shovel or rake

1. Put 3 cups compost in a large bucket.

2. Add 1/2 cup epsom salts and 1 tablespoon baking soda, and stir it together with a trowel until the epsom salts and baking soda are thoroughly mixed into the compost.

3. Transfer the fertilizer mixture to a large, airtight container, and label the container with an indelible marker.

4. Spread a handful of the compost mixture around the base of the tomato plant.

5. Sprinkle 1/2 cup powdered whole milk on top of the compost mixture and work the natural fertilizer in lightly with a shovel or rake.

6. Feed your tomato plants with the compost mixture and dry milk every few weeks throughout the growing season.

Tips & Warnings

• To make your tomatoes naturally sweet, add a teaspoon of sugar to the hole when you are planting the tomato. You can also use evaporated cane juice or maple sugar.