[Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes

Jay Sleichter jaysleichter at yahoo.com
Sat Mar 6 18:23:19 EST 2010


I get them from Tomato Growers.  I don't have a problem with splitting.  If they are splitting, You may want to pick them alittle more underripe.  However, I am growing them in a high tunnel.  After one year of this, I will never plant them outside again.  I can control the moisture much better and I rarely had splits all summer. Now in the Fall was a different story. I couldn't pick everyday. I had a few more splits, but my demand was down so it didn't matter as much.

Jay

Jay's Jellies, Produce and More

Clay Center, Kansas

www.jaysjellies.com

--- On Sat, 3/6/10, Deb Taft <growbd at aol.com> wrote:

From: Deb Taft <growbd at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes
To: market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010, 12:38 PM














Where are you getting your yellow pear seed?  The stuff I got from Johnny's split terribly.  I don't think I got more than 10% un-split...and I gave them a shot two years in a row, with very different weather conditions.  Wondering if there's a variety of yellow pear that is less susceptible.





Thanks!





Deb

Sleepy Hollow

where it's 49 degrees today, mid-50s forecast for the next 3 days and high 40s after that.

looks like spring might be coming after all!












-----Original Message-----

From: Jay Sleichter <jaysleichter at yahoo.com>

To: Market Farming <market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org>

Sent: Fri, Mar 5, 2010 6:20 pm

Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes












I grew 30 cherry tomatoes in one of my high tunnels last year.  This year it is going to go up to 50-55. While this might not seem like alot for some of you, it keeps this one man operation picking.  I am going to add grape tomatoes (customers request) and several other colors. In my small operation, I have found that it is best to pick everyday/every other day.  This way I don't have to worry so much about splits. I start picking them when they are blushing and I prefer to sell them a little under ripe and let them ripen up.  This way I know they aren't going to be split.



The varieties I have found that I like and customers like are Sweet Millions, Sun Gold Black Cherry, Tomatoberry, Sweet Gold, Red Pear, Yellow Pear.  I won't grow SS100's too small and split easily.  



I trim off a lot of suckers and extra foliage
 that stick out in the aisles.  I support them with CRW Cages.  They were spaced 18 -24 inches apart and by the end of the season, It was one big massive wall of green.



This year I am adding IsIs Candy, Snow White, Red Pearl and Golden Sweet.



There is an art to picking them. Some have it some don't. It is patience. I pick straight into pint baskets and they go straight into the cool basement storage.  



Just my experience.



Jay



Jay's Jellies, Produce and More


Clay Center, Kansas


www.jaysjellies.com



--- On Fri, 3/5/10, Lova Andriamanjay <lova.andriamanjay at gmail.com> wrote:



From: Lova Andriamanjay <lova.andriamanjay at gmail.com>

Subject: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes

To: market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org

Date: Friday, March 5, 2010, 1:10 PM




Hi everybody,



I am a market grower in Quebec (Canada) and this is my third market

year. I have been asked quite frequently for cherry/grape tomatoes but

haven't grown them yet because of the picking time it involves. I

would like to know if you guys know of some variaties that ripen in

clusters for easy harvest.



I am also listening for any harvesting tips regarding small fruited tomatoes.



Thanks!

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