Time spent harvesting tomatoes for market - Page 3

Cole_Robbie · October 21, 2015

That is a neat idea, harvesting with nets. I didn't know that was done, or that there were varieties for it.

I grew Matt's Wild Cherry last summer. It's a never-again for me. The fruit, in addition to being tiny, also like to explode before they make it out of the garden. It's like a survival trait of the plant, the ability to spew seeds everywhere when slightly disturbed. That problem would have to be addressed in anything net-harvested.

4season · November 9, 2015

My wife sells at market. As long as they are picked it doesn't matter how long it takes me. I prefer larger tomatoes but we grow a few large cherries. One year grew Gardeners Delight a prolific good tasting mini cherry never again, took too long to pick. Little pea sized #$%^&*

October 21, 2015	#31
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	That is a neat idea, harvesting with nets. I didn't know that was done, or that there were varieties for it. I grew Matt's Wild Cherry last summer. It's a never-again for me. The fruit, in addition to being tiny, also like to explode before they make it out of the garden. It's like a survival trait of the plant, the ability to spew seeds everywhere when slightly disturbed. That problem would have to be addressed in anything net-harvested.

November 9, 2015	#32
4season Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: albuquerque Posts: 308	My wife sells at market. As long as they are picked it doesn't matter how long it takes me. I prefer larger tomatoes but we grow a few large cherries. One year grew Gardeners Delight a prolific good tasting mini cherry never again, took too long to pick. Little pea sized #$%^&*