obsessive compulsive tomato disorder- OCTD

namwah · March 9, 2014

Going through some of the posts on this site and notice a few with plants in the thousands, some with hundreds many with dozens. I crossed the 50 plant barrier today and my wife thinks I have a problem. What am I going to do with that many tomatoes? I feel I have been relatively restrained. I have quite a few more seedlings I wondering how I can get into containers. Can't help it- so many interesting tomatoes, so little time.

kayrobbins · March 9, 2014

Finally, a name for my condition! There are worse compulsions.

peppero · March 9, 2014

Welcome to the group. Is it not nice to know that you have many kindred spirits here who understand your problem and can verify it will only get worse?

jon

green_go · March 9, 2014

I have the same symptoms. I promised myself I will plant 20 tomatoes of 20 varieties this year... and I just counted what I have put on my 2014 garden plan: 49 tomatoes! Well, I can't l leave it at 49, can I? It's probably bad feng shui... I'm glad you made me count and I just found a reason to make it 50!

brokenbar · March 9, 2014

1500 pepper plants (126 varieties)...no tomatoes this year because I have plenty dried and made into sauce and salsa. If there is "no rest for the wicked" I am a very, very, very bad girl...

marc_groleau · March 9, 2014

Your not alone. I start about 600 plants and only plant about 50 . I give the rest away. I have a father with a young son who come annually to pick up their share. Also, last year I gave hundreds to a local couple who lease land and operate a CSA. Only stipulation was I got to visit periodically. I got to know the couple pretty well and did some work for them. This year, I'm actually going to plant my usual 50 at home but I am also going to grow all the tomatoes and a few other veggies for the CSA.
You can never grow enough tomatoes.

ChristinaJo · March 9, 2014

So that's what I got!!!

gssgarden · March 9, 2014

Man, I'm planning on planting around 24 plants for personal consumption this year and everyone thinks I have a problem! lol ........I think I do too!!

Greg

Tom A To · March 9, 2014

I always plant around 60. 30 for the gophers, 30 for me.

Father'sDaughter · March 9, 2014

Phew! I feel better now. I'm only planting 37.

NarnianGarden · March 10, 2014

Fellow addict here. Planning on starting & growing 50+ varieties this year, even though I don't really have space for them. If I carry on like this, in 10 years I have tried 500 varieties. One has to start somewhere, right?

Geezer · March 10, 2014

........ I just thought others suffered from a tomato deficiency................

namwah · March 10, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by green_go

I have the same symptoms. I promised myself I will plant 20 tomatoes of 20 varieties this year... and I just counted what I have put on my 2014 garden plan: 49 tomatoes! Well, I can't l leave it at 49, can I? It's probably bad feng shui... I'm glad you made me count and I just found a reason to make it 50!

That was my same problem. Had 49 planted and had to cross the threshold. I had to plant 2 avocado trees that were in 10 gallon pots just to get the pots.

mecktom · March 10, 2014

Put me on the list. I have it bad...and I enjoy it!!

Sun City Linda · March 10, 2014

Guilty.

March 9, 2014	#1
namwah Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: palmetto, florida Posts: 47	obsessive compulsive tomato disorder- OCTD Going through some of the posts on this site and notice a few with plants in the thousands, some with hundreds many with dozens. I crossed the 50 plant barrier today and my wife thinks I have a problem. What am I going to do with that many tomatoes? I feel I have been relatively restrained. I have quite a few more seedlings I wondering how I can get into containers. Can't help it- so many interesting tomatoes, so little time.

March 9, 2014	#4
green_go Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Canada, Ontario, z5a Posts: 142	I have the same symptoms. I promised myself I will plant 20 tomatoes of 20 varieties this year... and I just counted what I have put on my 2014 garden plan: 49 tomatoes! Well, I can't l leave it at 49, can I? It's probably bad feng shui... I'm glad you made me count and I just found a reason to make it 50! __________________ Gala

March 9, 2014	#5
brokenbar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Of The Border Posts: 1,169	1500 pepper plants (126 varieties)...no tomatoes this year because I have plenty dried and made into sauce and salsa. If there is "no rest for the wicked" I am a very, very, very bad girl... __________________ "If I'm not getting dirty, I'm not having a good time."

March 9, 2014	#9
Tom A To Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Pilot Hill, Ca. Posts: 307	I always plant around 60. 30 for the gophers, 30 for me. __________________ -Dennis Audios, Tomatoville. Posted my final post and time to move on.

March 9, 2014	#10
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	obsessive compulsive tomato disorder- OCTD Phew! I feel better now. I'm only planting 37. Last edited by Father'sDaughter; March 10, 2014 at 08:12 AM.

March 9, 2014	#2
kayrobbins Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 820	Finally, a name for my condition! There are worse compulsions.

March 9, 2014	#3
peppero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: selmer, tn Posts: 2,944	Welcome to the group. Is it not nice to know that you have many kindred spirits here who understand your problem and can verify it will only get worse? jon

March 9, 2014	#6
marc_groleau Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 444	Your not alone. I start about 600 plants and only plant about 50 . I give the rest away. I have a father with a young son who come annually to pick up their share. Also, last year I gave hundreds to a local couple who lease land and operate a CSA. Only stipulation was I got to visit periodically. I got to know the couple pretty well and did some work for them. This year, I'm actually going to plant my usual 50 at home but I am also going to grow all the tomatoes and a few other veggies for the CSA. You can never grow enough tomatoes.

March 9, 2014	#7
ChristinaJo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NE Texas Posts: 425	So that's what I got!!!

March 9, 2014	#8
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,827	Man, I'm planning on planting around 24 plants for personal consumption this year and everyone thinks I have a problem! lol ........I think I do too!! Greg

March 10, 2014	#11
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Fellow addict here. Planning on starting & growing 50+ varieties this year, even though I don't really have space for them. If I carry on like this, in 10 years I have tried 500 varieties. One has to start somewhere, right?

March 10, 2014	#12
Geezer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Brownsburg, IN Posts: 293	........ I just thought others suffered from a tomato deficiency................

March 10, 2014	#14
mecktom Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern Virginia Posts: 342	Put me on the list. I have it bad...and I enjoy it!!

March 10, 2014	#15
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	Guilty.