Photo is just a small sample – I harvested the final batch and the total was 20lb off two plants which I think is a good haul!
Things that worked well:
1. Dirt was rich and mixed with chicken manure
2. I started my tomato plants from seed indoors in March
3. Companion plant with alyssum and nasturtium – I had SO many pollinators and zero pest issues.
4. Two plants in a 6×3 bed was plenty
Things I wish I did
1. PRUNE. I got a good yield but it's like a 1000 tiny tomatoes
2. Trellis from the start lol
3. I might try determinate tomatoes next time. They all ripened at extremely different times and I never got enough in one go to process fresh
Once the last 5kg ripens I'll make sauce. I've been coring and freezing as they ripen 🙂
Proud of myself 😇
by Sad_Sandwich5864
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I’ve been not making sauce and instead just canning whole tomatoes which I can use to make sauce in the future – you only need a couple lbs to can a qt jar
That’s a healthy harvest from two San Marzano plants, which is what I think I’m looking at. I had one San Marzano and it ripened a steady supply of fruit all season long which was great for salads but not good for processing. I suspect plants with larger fruits would give you that overabundance you’re after.
Try mixing sulfate of potash with your soil and sprinkling during fruiting, chicken manure does not have enough
Your tomatos will be bigger and taste better as well.
I’m taking the skins off and de-seeding the tomatoes and then freezing them in silicone bags. Harvesting only about 2 dozen a week now.
Good job!
Definitely trellis but you have to manually wind the vines around.
was my first year in 15 lmao , was hot n dry then cold n wet was a decent year had no horn worms but spider mites and aphids said hello ! good haul love the unripe to ripe phto
Looks pretty. If you need green tomato salsa recipes, there are a bunch in the r/SalsaSnobs recipe guide. Link located in its sidebar.
Also Fried green tomatoes are incredible.