Nitrogen Fertility Options for Organic High Tunnels
Cordelia Machanoff, Program Aide
Cornell Vegetable Program
Last Modified: May 25, 2017

Given the longer season and higher yields of tunnel tomatoes, a nitrogen fertilizer to inject or side-dress will help prevent mid-season deficiencies.
Our recommendations and pre-plant and in-season organic nitrogen sources are provided in the PDF below.
This work is part of a 2-year project between CCE Cornell Vegetable Program and NOFA-NY with support from the New York Farm Viability Institute.
Nitrogen Fertility Options for Organic High Tunnels, May 2017 (pdf; 1094KB)


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