Those that grow for sauce making in northern zones

disneynut1977 · January 15, 2010

Hi,

I was wondering about how much fruit you get from each plant in a good year? I know each year is different as the plant and soil it's grown in, but I'm trying to pre-figure out how many quarts I may be able to get from each plant. I'm pretty limited in my space for tomatoes. I don't think I could get enough to eat for the whole year, but I am hoping I can get enough to suppliment for 1/2 canned and 1 /2 my garden grown to make sauce with during next winter.

So what 1's do you grow for sauce (name and growth habit) and what is the ball park amount you may get from each plant in a good year?

I do have seed for Romeo Roma, basic roma and am expecting a trade for a family paste from another grower in Canada.

Plus I have seed for slicer's, but I think I would prefer to grow mostly drier tomatoes to put up, so I don't have to cook the sauce all day. I spent 4 hrs cooking the sauce I just made from cans. That was OK for me..........Or I could just get a splatter screen for my pots. I had to keep the lid on my pot just cracked so I wouldn't get tomato dots all over my kitchen. It probably would have cooked down quicker with the top off

Thanks
Melissa1977

January 15, 2010	#1
disneynut1977 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: CNY zone 5 Posts: 179	Those that grow for sauce making in northern zones Hi, I was wondering about how much fruit you get from each plant in a good year? I know each year is different as the plant and soil it's grown in, but I'm trying to pre-figure out how many quarts I may be able to get from each plant. I'm pretty limited in my space for tomatoes. I don't think I could get enough to eat for the whole year, but I am hoping I can get enough to suppliment for 1/2 canned and 1 /2 my garden grown to make sauce with during next winter. So what 1's do you grow for sauce (name and growth habit) and what is the ball park amount you may get from each plant in a good year? I do have seed for Romeo Roma, basic roma and am expecting a trade for a family paste from another grower in Canada. Plus I have seed for slicer's, but I think I would prefer to grow mostly drier tomatoes to put up, so I don't have to cook the sauce all day. I spent 4 hrs cooking the sauce I just made from cans. That was OK for me..........Or I could just get a splatter screen for my pots. I had to keep the lid on my pot just cracked so I wouldn't get tomato dots all over my kitchen. It probably would have cooked down quicker with the top off Thanks Melissa1977 __________________ Melissa1977 Zone 5 CNY