Author Topic: how many do you grow? (Read 2043 times)

thifasmom · « **on:** August 04, 2009, 10:17:40 »

a lot of people outdoor toms are being decimated by blight again this year and i was wondering what size crops do you all generally grow outdoors.

i can fit 12 plants in my garden beds so i grow 12 varieties one plant each.

on an allotment how much do you all aim for?

Deb P · « **Reply #1 on:** August 04, 2009, 10:20:42 »

I had 14 plants, 7 each side of the support in an 8' raised bed. I grew french beans at the same time as I planted the toms, and now the toms are blighted and coming out, at least I have something in their place...... :-\

Flighty · « **Reply #2 on:** August 04, 2009, 10:26:35 »

I'm growing just four this year!
My plot neighbour Joe, who's Italian, is growing dozens of various varieties, as he always does, including some in hanging baskets.

123b · « **Reply #3 on:** August 04, 2009, 10:35:27 »

I usually grow so many, around 20-30 plants, in pots, all huddled together, but they never do very well. I never want to do that many, but when they germinate well I find it hard to throw them away!!

This year I aimed for 6 and ended up with 7! And was then given 2 by F.inLaw!
I have spread them around a bit more this year, and have only grown 3 Pomadoro, 2 gardeners delight and 2 Red pear. FinLaw gave us 2 money makers.

I only grow them at home, as they never last long at the allotment due to blight.

ceres · « **Reply #4 on:** August 04, 2009, 10:36:54 »

I have 36 plants covering 27 varieties. All looking good so far, everything crossed!

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #5 on:** August 04, 2009, 11:04:50 »

i've got 5 rows of 6, and 1 row of 10, plus 2 plants at the plot for a bit of variety. I've sprayed twice and binned 5. About half of the rest are struggling. Downhearted? A little bit

KittyKatt · « **Reply #6 on:** August 04, 2009, 11:11:56 »

I've got 12 plants this year, 2 black russian, 1 shirley, 1 sun cherry, 2 sweet million 6 gardeners delight. All ok as of yesterday, (fingers crossed!) but they have been sprayed several times, and I've been cutting off suspect leaves.
KittyKatt

shirlton · « **Reply #7 on:** August 04, 2009, 12:25:14 »

We have about 30 this year. I know its far too many but we always sow too much of everything ;D

asbean · « **Reply #8 on:** August 04, 2009, 14:19:33 »

We have 12 in the polytunnel - two each of Tamina, Gardeners delight, costuloto Genovese, Black Russian, Ailsa Craig and Crystal. Outside we have 5 each Legend and Aurora and 10 Super Roma. At the house we have 3 gartenperle in hanging baskets and a gardeners delight in a pot.

So far all is OK, we've sprayed twice, there is blight on the site, so are keeping everything crossed.

BarriedaleNick · « **Reply #9 on:** August 04, 2009, 14:50:16 »

about 30 plants - most on the plot but some in the garden in pots. Just taken my first pound or so of cherry toms so still ok here.

Barnowl · « **Reply #10 on:** August 04, 2009, 15:27:07 »

About 25 at home (all outdoors), and only three up at allotment this year.

caroline7758 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 04, 2009, 17:08:06 »

Almost embarassed tosay I've only got 12 plants and they are all inside! ;D

GRACELAND · « **Reply #12 on:** August 04, 2009, 17:13:58 »

Just counted up here and i Have

26 plants

pippy · « **Reply #13 on:** August 04, 2009, 17:14:06 »

Just 10 for me (don't be embarrassed Caroline!). I have 4 gardeners delight and 2 tigerella in growbags, and 3 marmande and 1 roma in buckets. All are outdoors at home and I am quite taken with the bucket method this year - I think I'll be doing them all that way next year.

No blight yet (shhhh .... and touching wood). Some nice trusses forming but still green. Patience .... ;D

macmac · « **Reply #14 on:** August 04, 2009, 17:17:37 »

How many do we grow?
When there's blight -not enough
When there's no blight too many
One year even the gas man who came to service the boiler wasn't allowed to leave without a bag of toms and two cues :D

Deb P · « **Reply #15 on:** August 04, 2009, 19:23:39 »

Oh, I didn't mention the 36 in the greenhouse at home, and 10 in the lottie greenhouse......I thought you just wanted to know about outdoor ones..... :-[ :-[ :-[ ::)

Trevor_D · « **Reply #16 on:** August 04, 2009, 20:14:24 »

I've got 50 or 60 outdoors on the plot (plus another dozen or so in the garden), then 8 in the greenhouse, another 10 in the allotment greenhouse and 4 in the lean-to.

I can't remember how many varieties, but it's upwards of 20, many of them heritage.

Last year was a disaster and I lost virtually the entire crop. The year before, blight struck mid/late summer, but I still had plenty to freeze as sauce or puree, but didn't make any chutney. The year before that I had tons of the stuff, but as we having an extension we ended up with no kitchen!! The builders were taking home bags-ful most nights. (And I still have some of the sauce in the freezer!)

This year??

dtw · « **Reply #17 on:** August 04, 2009, 22:11:22 »

No blight for me, I think I've got about 25 to 30 plants.
Mainly plum, as I am going to make sauces and ketchup.

Unwashed · « **Reply #18 on:** August 04, 2009, 22:26:04 »

Don't grow them now. Lost about 50 plants worth one year, fruits just ripening, blighted the lot of them.

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