Personally, sounds like heaven to me! The seed saving is the bummer. When deciding where to locate tomato containers, find a location with that amount of sun. well, i planted about 80 last year and this year will be about the same. Post some pics if you can. Cabbage (green): 4-6 plants per person. Well, I wound up planting 24 containers. Thats how the SFG book suggests squeezing them in, so I'll give it a try. The problem is when you get into the hobby there are so many varieties to try, cutting back is difficult. I'm backing off to 30-32 this year, but will still have plenty extra to share. But how many plants are enough? This equals to four to 16 plants for a family of four. Perhaps I'll be able to sell a few. Space plants 24-30 inches apart. Space plants 3 feet apart in rows 35 to 45 inches apart. Added all kinds of garden soil, compost, manure and we started composting ourselves! These plants can handle being planted right next to each other and basically become one larger, bushier plant. Temperatures below 55 degrees F will also cause the fruit or flowers to drop, affecting yield. I think Plantermunn has the right idea! There is always another variety I find and HAVE to plant. throughout the year after canning. Some sources say 100 square feet per person is the magic number, but that can’t be right because every family has different needs and preferences when it comes to food. that's what I do! Super BeefsteakBetter Boy HybridBlack RussianBrandy Boy. Grow them in the ground raised beds or containers. These tomatoes grow fairly easily and quickly, and produce huge (up to 2 pounds!) The twenty I've planted so far I grew from seed. I lost a big cherry tomatoe to some leaf footed bug...In July I planted whatever I could find left over at the box stores and garden centers, I had a few tomatoes at a time through Christmas...but they were planted in an area that got too much shade...This years 60 are in a 8 month old lasagne bed that is about 25 x 40, I saved part of this space for my 20 or 30 peppers that I'm getting ready now. Watermelon: about 1/2 oz. Garlic: 15-20 plants per person. Where in 7b do you live? Determinate tomatoes usually produce their entire crop in a brief time of four to six weeks. do you remember the tomatoes that were in the package? Here is a link that might be useful: Va Tech Extension, "And if youÃre able to duplicate that Aunt GertieÃs Gold Earl grew a couple of years ago and get 80 pounds of tomatoes off each plant, 35 of them will give you a whopping 2800 pounds of tomatoes -- or 560 pounds per person!!!!!! we had a major drought last year so i lost some to that and some to a couple of dogs that decided to wrestle inteh garden. ", Most people would say that's way too many! Corn: 15-25 plants per person. So instead of regretting not doing more, it's better to do more of. Brussels sprouts: 2-3 plants per person. Cherry tomatoes are extremely prolific. You can see some sungold growing next to it (they didn't really use the trellis for much support at all). The next thing to decide when creating a family vegetable garden is what vegetables you will grow. What is the closest you can plant them and still be healthy and productive??? "How Many Tomato Plants Are Enough? Some I threw away were kinda scrawny looking. After all, how many d--- guns does a man need. This equals to four to 16 plants for a family of four. We have five people in our family, and we are all the same in that we can make a meal out of just tomatoes! Plant cherry tomatoes in rows 35 to 45 inches apart. Indeterminate tomato plants produce fruit throughout the growing season. The yellow pear and cherry type produce pretty good in pots if you're cramped for space. seeds per family. Because many different varieties of tomatoes are grown in large commercial farms, the yield per acre can vary depending on the type of tomato being grown. Slicing tomatoes are also used fresh, but their larger size requires cutting the fruit before using the slices in sandwiches, hamburgers or salads. If you have extremely limited space, try and extend your harvest season with a cold frame . yes Jay, this is the greenhouse I bought nearly 3 years ago now. Maybe I will pick up several more. mine was accidentally thrown away and now I can not find anymore. For more on seed starting, please check out the simple seed starting for hydroponics guide. Alternative Method I only have enough space for half that though.I'm the only big tomato eater in my family(although my 2-year-old daughter shows great promise (;Plant more if you have the room. Tomatoes are easy to grow from seed. How many potato plants can I fit in the space I have? I have pared down over the years to around 20 plants, and I used to grow 50 but that proved too unmanageable because I had to put some in large containers and drag them around the yard to chase the movement of the sun each day. I've got 27 seedlings growing right now. « Reply #4 on: July 05, 2010, 12:50 » I would always follow the instructions on your bottle of feed as all feeds will be slightly different, I personally fill a 6ltr can of water and use one capful of my feed (15ml), and that does 4 of my plants. throughout the year after canning. Virginia Tech's co-op extension page has a chart to calculate the number of various veggies to grow for specific yield. Since I grow for six people in a 3500 square foot garden with some space allocated for fruits, my amounts needed to be precise. Cherry tomatoes are small and eaten fresh in salads or for snacking. Well, from one point of view there are never really enough because you always want to grow something new in addition to your favorites. They aren’t often available in the grocery store as they are not well-suited to mechanized growing on a large scale. This year I have 13 planted so far. Collards: 5 plants per person. Re: How much tomato feed per plant? I'm looking to get my tomato starters in the ground soon, and curious how many I should plant for myself this summer (with enough to share from time to time, of course!) If you'll be canning too, 5 tomato plants per person should be the absolute minimum! So this year, i have about 125 plants, I'll keep about 90,and have a lot of promises for help to process, plus a motorized strainer (AWESOME ) and a propane turkey fryer thing i can use for cooking down sauce OUTSIDE to save on A/C bills. Allow 36 inches between each plant in the row. The amount of space you allow in your garden for your tomatoes is based on the type you are growing. Funny that I should respond. And it is just me and my wife. While planting any new tomato sapling the very basic question that troubles everyone is how many tomatoes per plant will offer. The greenhouse is only 35 feet long by 23 feet wide. Though the fruit are small, plant one to four plants per person. I am running out of space. If you use tomato cages, that average can go up to 20 pounds per plant. Tomato Plant Spacing 101: How to Plant Tomatoes for the Best Results. More if you have the room. Turnips: about 1/4 lb seeds per family. I'm so excited! Number of Plants. Last year I cut back to around 55 plants. Though the fruit are small, plant one to four plants per person. The determinate varieties produce a far less pounds plant, but also a bit less per square yard. If I remember correctly, didn't you acquire one that was already set up a couple of years ago? Here are a few popular home garden vegetables and the number of plants to grow per person: Tomatoes: two plants per person Bush beans: one 5-foot row per person Not near enough tomatoes for the two of us. Space plants 24-30 inches apart. Love to share and do some canning and processing. If not, then do 3 each. Plus, I just love to grow different varieties. Fertilizer Recommendations for Avocado Trees in the landscape. Tomato plants may also be determinate or indeterminate. Four plants per household member if you plan to can tomatoes, make salsa, and process tomato juice. Please use this guide of how much you can expect to harvest from a 10 foot row to help you determine exactly how much of your favorites to plant. The United States produced more than 32 million pounds of tomatoes in 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. I also bought that combo pack from wally world. I even bought larger, 56 inch tall cages which worked better but still got knocked over by the end of the summer. I would add more now, but I don't have much more room. Increase the number of plants if you require more quarts of tomatoes. And that's just the way it is.". Since many recipes call for more tomatoes than a single person would typically eat, you need to plant more of these. I'm single and plant 10-12. A person would need to be in a room with about ten thousand leaves. The way to know how many plants of one crop you should plant over the course of a growing season or a year is based on your … For me alone, I'd say 18-20 is about right. Yields 10 to 25 pounds. How big is your garden? Collards: about 5 plants per person. The plants need a good eight hours of sunlight per day and a surrounding temperature of around 70 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. For more common vegetables, like tomatoes or carrots, you may want to grow larger amounts, but if you are introducing your family to a less common vegetable, like kohlrabi or bok choy, you may want to grow less until your family becomes accustomed to it. If you plant three to six tomato plants for cooking, you will have between 8 and 10 quarts of tomatoes. I bet you keep the coffee pot going. Lettuce: 4-5 plants per person. Cabbage (red): 4-6 plants per person. Tomatoes: about 20 plants per family. Plant them until you can't fit anymore! "Always the same answer---1 more. Grow 3 to 6 plants of each variety; this will yield 8 to 10 quarts. With many other things in mygarden I found that this number was plenty for mycanning of salsa. Yields 10 to 25 pounds. We freeze a lot and and had wanted to try canning this year. Whew...I thought I was going a bit overboard with ::counts in head:: I think, 20? Space plants 42 inches apart in rows 40 to 50 inches apart. The next thing to decide when creating a family vegetable garden is what vegetables you will grow. Don't forget the attention you must give to the other things you grow besides tomatoes! We eat a lot of tomatoes and pasta with tomato sauce. He is interested in getting heirlooms for his catering business this year. My friend's son is a chef. Since I’m gardening in a region that’s notorious for being hard to grow tomatoes in, let’s assume I can get 10-15 pounds of tomatoes from each plant. I didn't get any paste tomatoes--just cherries and slicers. Last yr. 14 kept 2 of us with plenty to eat and share until the squirrels found em. If you're just starting, you probably wouldn't want to can as much per person as I do. Although the answers vary, a common gauge is to grow 4-6 tomato plants per person who will consume the products (sauce, juice, etc.) Indeterminate or determinate, mini tomatoes or larger tomatoes grown on a vine in a cluster, single humongous tomatoes. Meanwhile, a leaf gives off about five milliliters of oxygen per hour. How many greenhouses to you have? Now that you know how many seeds to plant per pot, you have a deeper understanding of seed germination in general. Crowding too many plants in a small space means they will … In general, multiply the number of plants per person by 3 or 4 for a family … This year, my dh built 10 self watering containers (Thanks, Josho!) You will have to watch the pot moisture closely as they dry out very fast though. Tomato plants require full sun which means at least 6 to 8 hours per day between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. A double row of compact tomato varieties also can be planted on each plastic-covered bed (10,000 plants per acre). Slicing tomatoes are used fresh and should be grown in the same numbers as cherry tomato plants. The perfect-sized garden yields all the tomatoes and other vegetables that you need and some extra to share with friends. While planting any new tomato sapling the very basic question that troubles everyone is how many tomatoes per plant will offer. Now I am feeling a bit inadequate so I am off to buy more plants and till up another section for a garden. Completely dependent on what type of tomato. The way to know how many plants of one crop you should plant over the course of a growing season or a year is based on your … Also, plants vary in size, so it depends on what vegetables you grow. And Brandy Boy is a big favorite of mine.I like to have enough to eat and enough to supply anyone who asks. Generally we get 15 to 20 tomatoes off of a vine tomato. If you have room do 4 each. There are only two of us. Coffee: One to two 4-ounce servings per person per hour. Just curious. I love this picture! If you take the time to plant a vegetable garden, it should reward you with a harvest to provide for your family. i have to room and it is actually easier for me to do a large number of plants as my garden is setup with 100 ft rows and i prefer to put the same basic things on a row. Celery: 3-5 plants per person. 3. If big batches of sauce or major canning are on the menu, increase the number of plants per person accordingly. Cucumbers: 3-6 plants per family. Completely dependent on what type of tomato. Keep this in mind if you will rely on the continued harvest from a tomato variety that will produce all season long until frost because it may lose its fruit or flowers in very hot summer weather. The substantial increases in energy costs during the ë70s and ë80s has had a devastating effect on greenhouse production costs. Growing on indeterminate vines that reach up to 5 feet in length, Money Maker tomatoes range in size from 4 to 8 oz. On the outside of the trellis I want to try growing some as single vines by growing them 12" apart and making sure no branch extends more than 8" from either side of the vine. Personally, I don't think it's of any value in that it suggests 3-7 plants (at 15-45 pounds per plant) per person which calculates out for a family of five to 15-35 plants which would yield (according to their figures) the very narrow margin of between 225 and 1575 pounds of tomatoes!!!! Source: thebaron03. If you want to preserve your cherry tomatoes, then 3 or 4 large plants per person is a good place to start. And squeezing 1400 plants into an already overcrowded room isn’t going to be easy. If you do proper analysis regarding the tomato plant that you will grow then, you can know the number of tomatoes that will grow on one plant. Melons: 2-3 plants per person. This simply means you don’t need to water your tomato plants with more than a few sprinkles of water daily. We also give lots away. year before last i had 120 plants out. Generally we get 15 to 20 tomatoes off of a vine tomato. Just for snacking and using in summery tomato tarts or salads? It takes a LOT of tomatoes to produce 4 ounces of seed per variety. So I would say about 12 plants will give you enough fresh tomatoes as your family can eat! But, the problem isn't the plants, it is the soil and now I'm starting over... on the other hand, I've learned quite a bit in the meantime and hope they will produce better this summer. It would be 100 pints and it would become a major project. Eggplant: 3-6 plants per family. The Money Maker tomato is an heirloom, greenhouse tomato variety, hailing from Bristolm, England. Tomato, Cherry. This picture only shows about 3000 seedlings. How many kitchen designers should one get ideas from before deciding? Plant both of these tomato plants in rows with 40 to 50 inches of space between rows. It that the one in the photo? For more common vegetables, like tomatoes or carrots, you may want to grow larger amounts, but if you are introducing your family to a less common vegetable, like kohlrabi or bok choy, you may want to grow less until your family becomes accustomed to it. I know this is a dumb question, but for the life of me, can't make up my mind! Well, I wound up only putting in 20 plants. I will get 10 mil next time. Here is a link that might be useful: Tomatoes under chicken wire. The more 'maters the better. Last year, I planted 15, plus 4 more grown late in the season in containers on the deck from cuttings of the "main crop." When you walk three circles around the yard with four tomato plants in one hand and a shovel in the other and can't find a place to plant them you have enough. It needs new plastic after this season. Brandy. But if you're just doing fresh, one productive plant per person, and a couple extra (heck, you can always freeze 'em if you don't like canning), maybe a cherry for snacking,(I take cherry tomatoes and Baby Belle peppers to work with me every day in the summer)...a nice firm plum type like Opalka for salsa and bruschetta... Caspian PinkChapmanNeves Azorean RedBig Beef. The number of plants and their spacing requirements will help you to plan the exact amount of room you need in your garden for growing tomatoes for your entire family. I need to recount with my latest purchase. We promise it’s really, really easy. Thanks everyone! But Lucie’s going to need twice as many plants if they’re only producing oxygen for half the day. So we'll see. The other veggies would like some attention too. Those dinky round metal cages have never held up tomato plants in my experience. If I had the space I would plant 30 I think. Now simply choose one of these options and start planting! I was about to give up on some seedlings (all the above was from several different places, not home grown) and now I have about a dozen thriving babies...they may be my late crop :), When I started out, I was crying about not being able to find any good varieties out there, and ended up with many heirlooms afterall...as well as a bunch of others that sounded good to me. I've never had more than say eight Tom plants at a time. I'm backing off to 30-32 this year, but will still have plenty extra to share. But I also shot Trudi an offer for a tomato six-pak SASE. Onions: 15-20 plants per person. The truth is, there is no single correct answer when it comes to deciding vegetable garden size. The beefsteak tomato is by far the most popular type of home garden tomato plant grown in North America. 60 sweet pepper plants are recommended for a 100-foot row, so 15 sweet pepper plants would be needed for a 25-foot row (60 x .25 = 15). ;). Fresh Finds Mushroom How Many Tomatoes Plants Per Person Pieces & Stems. We are hoping by using the containers, we can situate them such that we increase our yield. Carrots: 30-40 plants per person. This year I am planning to grow a half dozen inside my arch trellis out of fertilized, rotting straw bales and coax the plants to grow up strings to the top of the inside of the trellis. Don’t panic! Some crops, such as tomatoes, produce many vegetables or fruits per plant, so you’ll need fewer of these plants to obtain a large harvest. seeds for the family and adjust as needed. I have about 2 dozen tomato plants and no where to put them! Although it is difficult to say exactly how many plants are needed to purify indoor air, Wolverton recommends at least two good sized plants for every 100 square feet (approximately 9.3 square meters) of indoor space. Haven't decided on corn. 1. I have no experience canning nor am I am expert on tomatoes :) So take my advice for what it's worth. Sometimes you'll get a plant that won't produce many. Another gardener (on the Pacific Northwest forum) explained his system of heavy duty trellises, strings, and round plant clips. May 8, 2019 Many people tell you that you have to remove the suckers to reduce plant diseases and get the biggest fruit from your tomato plant . Find the Perfect Place: Tomatoes won’t effectively grow indoors unless the conditions are like those of an outdoor garden. 3-5 seeds per container since I didn't want to take chances with a lot not germinating. I pack 'em in until I can't get another wedged in anywhere!! Artichokes, asparagus, and rhubarb are perennial plants that need to sit in the garden all season. It doesn't really matter. Although the answers vary, a common gauge is to grow 4-6 tomato plants per person who will consume the products (sauce, juice, etc.) Add those to my 6 Big Mama and 3 San Marzano...that maeks 18 plants with hopefully at least 10 more (only 12 seeds in the second pack). On average a tomato plant should yield around 5-10 pounds of tomatoes per season. I'm planning to have about 50 this year. Past experience in a hot summer region leads me to believe that a single tomato plant can yield as much as 20-30 pounds per season. Andyou'll go on and buy just one more. LOL. Soil testing is vital for a high-quality crop of tomatoes, as many of the causes of poor fruit development and quality are nonbiological and due to poor nutrition. For good eating, I suggest you add Lemon Boy- delicious! I am new to gardening (this year being my second)I didnt grow up gardening and have no previous experience.In comparison to many of your stories and sizes Iam thinking my garden is small at 55'x55'.I planted 50 tomatoplants last year and lost many of them to bloom rot.I have taken measures this year to help with that.Keeping my fingers crossed that I have better luck.So in answer to your question "How many tomato plantsare enough?" I can a lot of tomatoes (sauces and such) and I don't think I've EVER had enough...LOLI usually have room for about 16 plants and this year I may just double that to make sure I have enough for my canning. I started out indoors in february with some seeds( july 4 , beefsteak, grape and big boy ) and got about 12 of the biggest plants in the ground about 10 days ago along with a few additions like rutgers and celebrity that I picked up at the greenhouses ... THEN I read about cherokee purple, brandywine and mortgage lifter on this forum ( thanks ;-) ) so I had to make a quick run to the Amish greenhouses and pick a few of them up ... stopped at KMart for more manure and while there saw their tomato plants , they had lemon boy, well you know I had to pick one up ... may go back and get a few more .... so far I have 16 plants in the garden with a few more left to plant this weekend ... this is for 2 of us ( we love tomatoes ) ...well you get the picture ... just one more is my new motto LOL I am loving it ! Tomato plants that are planted in the garden should have a minimum of 1" of water per week. In the past, I’ve planted as many as 40 tomato plants in a season and always had plenty for me as well as lots to share, but this year, I'm gardening in a new locale and in a much smaller space. Oddly enough, there are common elements to these two manias.Just a couple weeks ago, while jostling myself through the clogged narrow rows in a gunshow I overheard a conversationabout like this: Guy #1 says "My wife is gonna kill me for buying this gun. 250 plants last year were barely enough. Fertilizer rates should be based on annual soil test results. I was so glad I planted that many in the end, because I didn't account for the ones that ended up with blossom end rot due to the drought we experienced last summer, nor the ones that the tomato worms would ruin, or the ones that the birds/squirrels/rabbits would nibble on. Okra: 3-4 plants per person. Obviously, small children eat less, so you could half their amount, and teenage boys eat more, so you might want to up it. Tomatoes generally come in two different growth habits: cordon (or indeterminate) tomatoes grow tall, reaching up to 1.8m (6ft) and require support; bush (or determinate) tomatoes are bushy and don’t require staking. and so will double the number. I bought a packet of mixed tomato seeds at WalMart. For me alone, I'd say 18-20 is about right. Production costs for greenhouse tomatoes, on the other hand, averaged over $.57/lb ($1.27/kg) assuming a yield of 27 lbs (12.3 kgs) per plant space, as indicated in Table 6. And if youÃre able to duplicate that Aunt GertieÃs Gold Earl grew a couple of years ago and get 80 pounds of tomatoes off each plant, 35 of them will give you a whopping 2800 pounds of tomatoes -- or 560 pounds per person!!!!!! The bright-red fruits, packed with sweet, meaty flavor and texture, are … The classifications for tomato type refer to their final use. We've been working on getting the beds ready since this past summer. How did you manage keeping the squirrels from eating your tomatoes, or did you just plant enough for you and them? Square foot gardening tomatoes have a surprisingly high yield; a single healthy plant can provide approximately 20 pounds of produce. 5 in the family? I'll post pictures this summer! This would yield about 12.5 to 18.75 lbs. I dunno. Good luck! I have limited sun due to the strange orientation of our house (faces SE) and a backyard shaded by huge trees on three sides. Eggplant: 1-3 plants per person . Corn: start out with 1/2 lb. Westtexan. I get tons of cherry tomatoes but not as many larger sized ones. If you want to can I would do at least 2doz plants. It assumes you eat a reasonable amount of vegetables, two servings per meal. How to Make potassium nitrate at home. If you’re wondering how many plants you’ll need, I like to grow 1 or 2 cherry tomato plants per person for fresh eating. I just love gardening and seeing the vegetables grow. The only problem is that out of 13 seeds, only 9 sprouted...so I had to go back and get another pack just to be sure I got at least one of each kind to grow. Bill Wolverton, the NASA scientist who conducted this study, provided some insight into the number of plants per room that you would need to help purify indoor air. Cooking tomatoes have less juice than tomatoes used for fresh applications, and their texture keeps them from falling apart during cooking. Grow 1 to 4 plants per person. I have ~2 doz tomato plants of various types with about 50% being cherry types. Celery: 3-8 plants per person. So, I moved my garden and am starting in a new place w/ more room. Note: if I lived on a farm none of this would apply! They are really a beautiful green color. The indeterminate types just get bigger & bushier and more productive until frost. fruits. Now I just plant in the designated specially built tomato beds in a full sun area and let that be enough. I'm not a huge tomato fan (poisonious till cooked) tho' I do enjoy the grape varieties. This gives me about as many fresh tomatoes as I can eat personally and a couple times per week I give some to my parents, girlfriends parents and maybe someone else. Some plants simply take up more space. Side-dressing your tomato plants is a fancy way of saying, “apply fertilizer and work it into the soil around an established tomato plant .” This is the most limiting factor when deciding how many plants to grow per person. Square Foot Gardening Tomatoes . Winter squash however we love, so I could plant 10 of those alone! There are many varieties of these. I had 27 tomato plants last year. This year I intend to have all I can eat and all I can freeze and all I can can and all I can save seed from. Do 3 of each of the ones you mentioned. Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:1306533}}, Plant as many varieties as you can of the 1000's to choose from and if you will be canning and freezing then I would shoot for a minimum of 50 plants. Estudio de interiorismo y decoración en Barcelona, Personalizar mi experiencia con el uso de cookies. Bill Wolverton, the NASA scientist who conducted this study, provided some insight into the number of plants per room that you would need to help purify indoor air. Planting too much in a pot – Overcrowding plants in one pot is counterproductive. Suggested “plants per person” is an estimate of how many plants you would grow for one year for one person. Consider a spot on a … I'd add a yellow typed or bicolored like pineapple, a white one like white queen, and a green when ripe tomato like aunt ruby's german green. An alternative scheme for spacing tomatoes uses an equidistant square grid plan (like Square Foot Gardening) that averages the recommended space between plants and rows.. For example, a recommended plant spacing of 18″ (46cm) apart with row spacing of about 48″ (122cm) apart, can … How many plants would it take to produce enough oxygen to breathe? Each plant in the row needs 42 inches of space for growing. I can't even find room to keep them anymore". Good question! There is never enough. I have potted up about 5,000 more plants in the last few days. I’ve found 1 zucchini plant per person to be plenty for fresh eating, two if you want to freeze and/or make bread from it. And i'll probably STILL be out of tomato stuff next April, like i was this year! A single tomato plant can produce 200 tomatoes in a season, here's how to sow them There is simply nothing like a home-grown tomato, writes GIY guru Michael Kelly. reallyrandy That is normal as the leaves and little branches on a tomato plant will slowly die from the bottom up. 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