[Arkansas Tider]

The Artic cold front has made it through North Alabama this morning and we got a good rain followed by sleet. Its hard to believe that I will start planting tomatoes and cabbage next week in the greenhouse. I will try and post some pictures of a new variety I have been working on for several years. I have six growing in the greenhouse and they are ready for early fresh market production starting this spring I plan on planting about 1800 of them. they are growing in one gallon pots and have become very top heavy so that's why I am using milk jugs to stabilize them.

[greeneyes]

Nice looking plants/tomatoes. Thanks for sharing.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

:" .. they are ready for early fresh market production starting this spring I plan on planting about 1800 of them.
they are growing in one gallon pots and have become very top heavy so that's why I am using milk jugs to stabilize"

(#1) Are you planning on taking cuttings from the 'mother plants' to achieve your 1800 plants ?
(#2) or do you plan on using retained seeds from prior harvest ?
(#3) With top-heavy plants, another gardening FReeper used a "cattle gate" laying in about a 45 angle ("_/") to support top growth,
while letting the fruit hang free thru the gate mesh for harvest.
That way the plant was not stressed and could continue its upward growth, at the same time, fruit was hanging for harvest.
Just a thought to make growing and harvest easier.

[Augie]

How much help does it take to pick/wash/grade/pack the produce of 1800 tomato plants?

I did 515 last summer and couldn’t keep up with them.