What to feed my bay tree?

[Waffles]

I have got a nice bay tree with a twisted trunk. Have had it five years and it is a good shape (pruned it severely in the spring) but quite an odd colour. I presume I have to feed it something - but what? I seem to remember reading somewhere eons ago that tomato fertiliser was the thing to use but am not sure if this is correct. It is a sort of light lime green colour at the moment and really want it in good nick for the autumn. Any help please!

[Waffles]

bump

[jenthehen]

I'm watching this with interest, one of my bays looks v poorly. The leaves have gone brown and their is a tiny bug on the back of the leaves. Having done some research I think it could be bay sucker and I've sprayed it with a bug killer but it certainly needs a boost.

[Waffles]

Pretty please anyone. My poor bay tree looks so sickly! I need a bay tree doctor!

[BettySpaghetti]

Well we have a bay (admittedly its not a fancy one like yours though) -its never been fed with anything and is doing brilliantly.

We watered it when we first planted it (its in the soil not a pot) and now it just survives on rain water.

Could it be pot-bound? Getting too much/too little water/light? Sorry, clutching at straws here as I'm not really a gardener

[NomDePlumeCantFindTheCatch]

I fed mine some of the bog standard miracle gro all purpose plant food and it did it the world of good