determining productivity

TZ-OH6 · April 7, 2008

I have seen on posts people stating how many pounds of fruit they get from a given plant. How do you do it? Why do you do it?

I'm a scientist so I'm fully aware of the time and effort needed to gather the data, and it seems to be such a pain to do just for a garden (=relaxing past time?). 20-30 plants = 20-30 data sheets that have to be shuffled and filled in every time you walk out to get fruit. How do you know which fruits came from which plants (write on the fruits with markers as you pick them?).

Say you want a tomato to put in your lunch and you are running late, or are dog tired after work and want one for your dinner salad, you can't just go out and grab a couple of tomatoes. And, if you have a cogardener how do you convice them to go through the extra trouble?

April 7, 2008	#1
TZ-OH6 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mid-Ohio Posts: 848	determining productivity I have seen on posts people stating how many pounds of fruit they get from a given plant. How do you do it? Why do you do it? I'm a scientist so I'm fully aware of the time and effort needed to gather the data, and it seems to be such a pain to do just for a garden (=relaxing past time?). 20-30 plants = 20-30 data sheets that have to be shuffled and filled in every time you walk out to get fruit. How do you know which fruits came from which plants (write on the fruits with markers as you pick them?). Say you want a tomato to put in your lunch and you are running late, or are dog tired after work and want one for your dinner salad, you can't just go out and grab a couple of tomatoes. And, if you have a cogardener how do you convice them to go through the extra trouble?