How Many Tomato Plants does a Woman/Man need? - Page 3

Gardeneer · March 31, 2015

OK. I think I've got a pretty good understanding of this:

NO MATTER HOW MANY PLANTS YOU PLANT , YOU WILL NEVER HAVE ENOUGH.

The other answer that I found very helpful is :

PLANT AS MANY AS YOU CAN FIT IN YOUR GARDEN >>THEN ADD 10 MORE.

So whats the number of people in the family and friends got to do with it ?

hahaha

Gardeneer

walt456 · March 31, 2015

They only come into play if they have additional space you can use for more plants.

Salsacharley · March 31, 2015

You grow as many as your obsession drives you. You expand you recipients to accommodate your obsession. In my case I started selling at markets and now I am justified in growing over 300 plants. The down side is that I have little time to do much tomato processing except for my obsession for salsa, and plain tomato eating...and that ain't so bad.

Starlight · March 31, 2015

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Originally Posted by Sun City Linda

You will always need just one more.

and one more after that and heck, what is just a couple more since you have so many going.

Feed the obsession all you can.

rhines81 · March 31, 2015

20-30 for slicing, 62.5 for sauces and 10-15 cherry.

peebee · April 1, 2015

It's not how many tomato plants does a woman/man need, it's how many you WANT. And we know the answer to that...

heirloomtomaguy · April 1, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhines81

20-30 for slicing, 62.5 for sauces and 10-15 cherry.

.5 now thats funny

Redbaron · April 1, 2015

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Originally Posted by Gardeneer

O' Man !

I am doing like 40. So 50 sounds reasonable . 5 plants per person ?!? hehe

Ok now. Lets say: What would be the minimum ?

That is the minimum.

peppero · April 1, 2015

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Originally Posted by gssgarden

Do like I do...cram in as many as you can fit in your garden.....then add 10 more!!

Or maybe just a few more or .................

jon

Geezer · April 1, 2015

How many tomatoes can a man consume before you can call him a man,
how many plants can one hornwoom munch down before he can munch all he can......

Dewayne mater · April 1, 2015

This thread is a crack up and a personal affirmation. I grow 23 for our family of 4. Why? Because I can't figure out anywhere else to grow a 24th. The most productive part of the season the tomatoes start to overwhelm us and that's when friends and neighbors start getting real friendly and I'm happy to share. So, if you have limited space, dedicate all you can to as many tomatoes as you can fit. If you have all the space you could ever want, then I would say 1 cherry tomato type per every 2 people, 4 plants of slicers of your favorite varieties per person. Canning/saucing is a whole different animal and I'm still figuring that one out. Whatever you do, you can't go wrong. Try it. Tweak it next year. That's a part of the fun of it!

Dewayne Mater

PaulF · April 1, 2015

Let's see: 100 for Stone Ridge Farms, 100 for Dunn's Greenery, 12 for my friend Herb, 8 for my sister-in-law Lou, 12 for my brother Joel, 6 for my brother Bill, 10 for my friend Joanie 12 for my friend Anita and 10 for her employee Dawn, 20 for my brother-in-law Marty, 12 for the Community Garden (up to 302). Then I NEED my 35. That's 338, then add 10% just because and that will add 34. So that is 372 and since I like even numbers let's make it 400.

Tracydr · April 1, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

OK. I think I've got a pretty good understanding of this:

NO MATTER HOW MANY PLANTS YOU PLANT , YOU WILL NEVER HAVE ENOUGH.

The other answer that I found very helpful is :

PLANT AS MANY AS YOU CAN FIT IN YOUR GARDEN >>THEN ADD 10 MORE.

So whats the number of people in the family and friends got to do with it ?

hahaha

Gardeneer

You can never be too thin. Have too much money or too many tomatoes.
My little Papillon would also say you can never have too many chips.

daninpd · April 2, 2015

I grow a garden of 25 plants for a family of 2 (plus a dog), a BMW mechanic who LOVES tomatoes, many clients and friends who go "what's that?" then you hand them a PBTD and then want more. This year I'm going to add 11 dwarf varieties on the deck to make sure a family of two (plus a dog) can get by. It's a feast or famine thing, so enjoy the summer tomato feast, make hay while the sun shines, happy Spring to all y'all.

loeb · April 2, 2015

Haha great thread. For 2 persons + one tomato jelly loving cat + sometimes friends and family to share I have started 40 types. Half of it are big tomatoes [saladette size and up are big for me] and other half cherries 'cause we really LIKE them. 2 seeds of each stable variety and more seeds on unstable lines/crosses.. So each "backup" copy of stable ones goes to my family juz for case, and they have totally different soil and way of gardening than me.. so it's a nice test. Each plant of unstable ones stays. And now started 10 dwarfs.. And I think of starting maybe another 2-3 juz to have some fun with crosses.. sooo... Its something like 50-60 plants total.. so 30 for 1 person.. ekhm.. BUT if I would know how most of them taste and perform it would me less than that.. At leaast I have such a fantasy

Anyway, in a case of some kind of disaster, SOMETHING should give me fruits anyway, because there are so many of them.. And at the end of the season I will know which ones are gardener-proof

April 1, 2015	#42
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,296	Let's see: 100 for Stone Ridge Farms, 100 for Dunn's Greenery, 12 for my friend Herb, 8 for my sister-in-law Lou, 12 for my brother Joel, 6 for my brother Bill, 10 for my friend Joanie 12 for my friend Anita and 10 for her employee Dawn, 20 for my brother-in-law Marty, 12 for the Community Garden (up to 302). Then I NEED my 35. That's 338, then add 10% just because and that will add 34. So that is 372 and since I like even numbers let's make it 400. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

April 2, 2015	#44
daninpd Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Prunedale, CA Posts: 134	I grow a garden of 25 plants for a family of 2 (plus a dog), a BMW mechanic who LOVES tomatoes, many clients and friends who go "what's that?" then you hand them a PBTD and then want more. This year I'm going to add 11 dwarf varieties on the deck to make sure a family of two (plus a dog) can get by. It's a feast or famine thing, so enjoy the summer tomato feast, make hay while the sun shines, happy Spring to all y'all. __________________ I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left.

April 2, 2015	#45
loeb Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Poland Posts: 251	Haha great thread. For 2 persons + one tomato jelly loving cat + sometimes friends and family to share I have started 40 types. Half of it are big tomatoes [saladette size and up are big for me] and other half cherries 'cause we really LIKE them. 2 seeds of each stable variety and more seeds on unstable lines/crosses.. So each "backup" copy of stable ones goes to my family juz for case, and they have totally different soil and way of gardening than me.. so it's a nice test. Each plant of unstable ones stays. And now started 10 dwarfs.. And I think of starting maybe another 2-3 juz to have some fun with crosses.. sooo... Its something like 50-60 plants total.. so 30 for 1 person.. ekhm.. BUT if I would know how most of them taste and perform it would me less than that.. At leaast I have such a fantasy Anyway, in a case of some kind of disaster, SOMETHING should give me fruits anyway, because there are so many of them.. And at the end of the season I will know which ones are gardener-proof Last edited by loeb; April 2, 2015 at 05:58 AM.

March 31, 2015	#31
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,919	OK. I think I've got a pretty good understanding of this: NO MATTER HOW MANY PLANTS YOU PLANT , YOU WILL NEVER HAVE ENOUGH. The other answer that I found very helpful is : PLANT AS MANY AS YOU CAN FIT IN YOUR GARDEN >>THEN ADD 10 MORE. So whats the number of people in the family and friends got to do with it ? hahaha Gardeneer

March 31, 2015	#32
walt456 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: VA Posts: 235	They only come into play if they have additional space you can use for more plants.

March 31, 2015	#33
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	You grow as many as your obsession drives you. You expand you recipients to accommodate your obsession. In my case I started selling at markets and now I am justified in growing over 300 plants. The down side is that I have little time to do much tomato processing except for my obsession for salsa, and plain tomato eating...and that ain't so bad.

March 31, 2015	#35
rhines81 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Zone 5A, Poconos Posts: 959	20-30 for slicing, 62.5 for sauces and 10-15 cherry.

April 1, 2015	#36
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	It's not how many tomato plants does a woman/man need, it's how many you WANT. And we know the answer to that...

April 1, 2015	#40
Geezer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Brownsburg, IN Posts: 293	How many tomatoes can a man consume before you can call him a man, how many plants can one hornwoom munch down before he can munch all he can......

April 1, 2015	#41
Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	This thread is a crack up and a personal affirmation. I grow 23 for our family of 4. Why? Because I can't figure out anywhere else to grow a 24th. The most productive part of the season the tomatoes start to overwhelm us and that's when friends and neighbors start getting real friendly and I'm happy to share. So, if you have limited space, dedicate all you can to as many tomatoes as you can fit. If you have all the space you could ever want, then I would say 1 cherry tomato type per every 2 people, 4 plants of slicers of your favorite varieties per person. Canning/saucing is a whole different animal and I'm still figuring that one out. Whatever you do, you can't go wrong. Try it. Tweak it next year. That's a part of the fun of it! Dewayne Mater