Will 25 tomato plants be enough for two people?

 


My wife and I both love fresh tomatoes for the table.  We don't do any
caning.  I planted 25 tomato plants this year but four of these are
cherry type tomatoes.  We can each eat five or six tomatoes a day so I
hope that I have enough for the two of us until the frost in the fall
destroys the plants.  Should this be enough or should I consider
planting a dozen or so more plants that mature very early?

Rich

 



I'd worry about gout.  I got my first case of gout from eating too many
tomatoes.

Paul

 


I didn't know that too many tomatoes would give you the gout but now
that you brought that to my attention,  I do remember that last season,
my big toe hurt so bad for about 3 or 4 days that it felt like I broke
it.  Perhaps this was a case of the gout as I heard you can get it in
the big toe.  I know it sure was painful.  I'll have to see if it
happens again this tomato season but I sure hope not.

Rich

 

EVP MAN wrote:

I've had gout.  My doctor says the cause is excess uric acid from
protein metabolism combined with thiazide medications ("water pills")
taken to regulate blood pressure.

see   http://arthritis.about.com/cs/gout/a/foodstoavoid.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gout/DS00090


gloria p

 



I have had the sore toe once in a while also not due to gout.
However, I also take thiazide medication. Not for blood pressure, for
water retention (bloat). Once in while I stop taking it. I hate the dry
cotton mouth every morning. The real answer for is more sweat type
exercise in the morning.

I do not have gout, one has has a blood test to confirm it.
I love tomatoes. For a long time I use to avoid tomatoes thinking it was
the cause of my heartburns. Pizza and spaghetti was my favorite foods
but did not like me. It was gluten, not the tomatoes. I have switched to
corn pastas and rice based breads for my pizza. The corn pasta is far
better than the wheat based pasta. My pizza's are getting better but not
a good as the wheat breads. Salsa's with corn chips never bothered me.
Bring on the tomatoes :)

On note to EVP MAN, try and keep the thread together. Click "Follow up
to newsgroup" instead of "New Posting". Thanks :)

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Enjoy Life... Dan

Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan.