Bone meal is sometimes recommended for tomatoes and other vegetable plants as an organic source of nutrients, especially phosphorus. Tomato plants thrive when grown in nutrient-rich, organic soils and need adequate phosphorus to produce quality fruit.
Can you use bone meal on tomato plants?
Tomatoes are considered to be “heavy feeders” especially in pots. Start out with 1 heaping teaspoon of Bone Meal per potted plant. Mix it into the soil at the bottom of the plant hole. Bone Meal supplies phosphorus, a nutrient your tomato needs to produce lots of fruit.
How do you apply bone meal to tomato plants?
- Prepare the planting area in the spring. ...
- Dig holes for the tomato plants. ...
- Add one cup of bonemeal to the bottom of each hole. ...
- Place a tomato plant into each hole, situating it so the soil level reaches the bottom stems. ...
- Give the tomato plants a thorough watering immediately after you finish planting them.