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To: MissyMa

Just 25? How many plants do you have?

I planted 12. A mix of Roma’s, beefsteak, and some Best boys.

Lots of sauce in the basement for the winter!


171 posted on 08/26/2011 11:56:28 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: redgolum
I planted 12 as well (Beefsteak, Early Girl and Brandywine). I've picked about 6 this week for salsa and gave another 4 away so still have about 25 left that need to be made a sauce out of or they'll rot. I have I'm guessing about another 20 or so looking pink and over 50 still green plus more tiny green ones and more flowering. I've averaged about 25-40 the past two weeks and have been able to keep up with it, but wanted to get most of them the end of the season for canning as I love to can in the fall. This is my first time planting tomatoes so don't know what good yields are and only three of my plants got over 5 feet and the others are under that so that may explain why I'm not getting as many as I should.

Do you can your tomatoes whole or do you make a sauce out of them and then can? Just wondering as this is my 1st year canning tomatoes.

183 posted on 08/26/2011 12:10:11 PM PDT by MissyMa
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