foliage feeding

every time i feed my plants by spraying them with water i get limescale and crap on them , would bottled water make a difference do you recon?
you can tell im bored eh?

 

I wouldn't recommend this method of feeding your plants,what are they pots or plants in the garden? Best would be a granuled based feed,sprinkle near the base of the plant(already wet) then water in throughly(spelling),not sure about the UK,but never water plants here on the leaves,and if you must at night.

 

hi adam,
their in pots, thing is they are cuttings and the roots arnt fully developed yet so i thought foliage feeding would be good for them.

 

You shouldn't foliage feed it's not natural. Feed them with a liquid feed mixed in with the water you water with. Very few plants get anything useful from a foliar feed. Indoor plants thrive on food in their soil, and outdoor plants get the most from the soil being improved and additions like fish blood and bone or rooster poo.
I use a few drops of baby bio for house plants, liquid grow more for outdoor pots, and organinc fertilzers for the beds. has never let me down

 

Just read your next post. If that's the case you shouldn't feed them. If they're in potting compost all the nutrients they need for now are there already. You'll just cause the foliage to grow big at the expense of the roots. Potting compost is rich in phospates that encourage root growth, most plant food concentrates on nitrates which encourage foliage, Not what you want at this minute

 

so , your saying if i foliage feed them , all the food/energy will be used for the leaves etc instead of the roots?

 

Exactly. What are you growing or are you unable to say?

 

lol , now thats a question id rather not answer.
tomato plants.....

 

Rob,It's hard to comment as i'm not sure how things are done in the UK,but here most plants/cuttings will take very easily,be careful feeding a baby plant,maybe it would have been better using some rooting compound? you dip the stem of the plant lightly into the dust like product,which encourages the roots to take.

Here we don't feed in the winter,inside plants or out,but then you need to see what food the plant needs, also it may be lacking in one particular area(chemical) aswell,we have a product here called nitrofoska,it's blue granules,and is exellent for plants.Be careful not to over feed,and good light.

 

Rob
Foliage feeding is not good for young plants.

Give me a cutting and i will tell you more

 

You shouldn't feed them. Light and water is all they need for now. When they're established liquid feed will do them lots of good, and encourage foliage. You don't want the foliage to develop beyond what the roots can sustain.

 

Lordsummit is correct,keep the nitrogen level low for the toms,you'll just end up with hundreds of big leaves,not what your looking for.high phosphates though.

 

cheers guys , spose im getting a wee bit over protective.
penance il pm you

 

They're in pots...or they are pot?

Michael.

 

i dident know you could grow pots,.... :MILD:

 

leave the water in the bottle for a few hours before feeding,less of a shock to the young (hopefully) ladys,o and the biobizz range of fertillisers work wonders for tomatos