Posted by Bill who putters on August 15, 2010, 2:18 pm
<http://www.chiff.com/a/garden-tomato.htm>
Touches on a few thing discussed here. Nice and concise.
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Posted by Escargo on August 16, 2010, 6:45 am
8850B1.14185015082010@news.supernews.com:
> http://www.chiff.com/a/garden-tomato.htm
Thanks for this useful link.
Item 3 in the list though suggests 6 plants for a family of four!
I suppose for a family that size it may be enough for a few salads or
nibbles.
Our family is the same size but last year 22 outdoor plants(no greenhouse
here sadly) were hardly enough so this year we did 30.
The varieties are Gardeners Delight, Sweet Million(both cherry type) and
Incas(plum)
We preserve them though when we have a glut, in jars and bottles for
curries, soups juices etc. and still run out of them thats why we grow so
many.
We still have to buy fresh ones out of season.
Tomatoes my number 1 fav.
Thanks again
Sandra and Micky
Posted by Suzanne D. on August 16, 2010, 4:13 pm
> Item 3 in the list though suggests 6 plants for a family of four!
> I suppose for a family that size it may be enough for a few salads or
> nibbles.
> Our family is the same size but last year 22 outdoor plants(no greenhouse
> here sadly) were hardly enough so this year we did 30.
Ha, that's like my family of six, who couldn't be satisfied with 60 tomato
plants last year!
--S.
Posted by Escargo on August 17, 2010, 6:43 am
>
>
>> Item 3 in the list though suggests 6 plants for a family of four!
>> I suppose for a family that size it may be enough for a few salads or
>> nibbles.
>> Our family is the same size but last year 22 outdoor plants(no
>> greenhouse here sadly) were hardly enough so this year we did 30.
>
> Ha, that's like my family of six, who couldn't be satisfied with 60
> tomato plants last year!
> --S.
>
Thats a good thing, kids need vitamins and yours are obviously getting
them.
I think an early appetite for fruit and veg sets kids up to enjoy them for
life.
Do you preserve some of them? If so how, I am always looking out for
different tried and tested methods.
We are eating ours as fast as they ripen so next year we will find space
for even more.
Best regards
Sandra and Micky
Posted by The Cook on August 17, 2010, 9:14 am
>>
>>
>>> Item 3 in the list though suggests 6 plants for a family of four!
>>> I suppose for a family that size it may be enough for a few salads or
>>> nibbles.
>>> Our family is the same size but last year 22 outdoor plants(no
>>> greenhouse here sadly) were hardly enough so this year we did 30.
>>
>> Ha, that's like my family of six, who couldn't be satisfied with 60
>> tomato plants last year!
>> --S.
>>
>Thats a good thing, kids need vitamins and yours are obviously getting
>them.
>I think an early appetite for fruit and veg sets kids up to enjoy them for
>life.
>Do you preserve some of them? If so how, I am always looking out for
>different tried and tested methods.
>We are eating ours as fast as they ripen so next year we will find space
>for even more.
>Best regards
>Sandra and Micky
Two of us here but with a couple of kids who show up and leave with
jars of food.
I usually plant at least 50 and hope for the best. One year I planted
100 and spent the month of August between the garden and the kitchen.
I can plain tomatoes, various pasta sauces, salsa, relishes. If it
was listed in a canning book I probably tried it. Also gave away a
lot.
This year blight has just about wiped out the tomato crop so I am
making things that we have run out of, primarily spaghetti and pizza
sauces. Besides they are quick to make and can.
As the local county extension agent says, "Copy Rotation."
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