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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <alison.wiediger AT hart.kyschools.us>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes
  • Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:06:20 -0600

Allan,

 

There are probably as many good tips are there are growers, but we have found a few things key:

 

Good fertility - so they grow and produce before our southeastern diseases stop production

 

Mulching to control weeds that compete - we use biodegradable black plastic and hay/straw

 

Consistent moisture - drip irrigation has been critical to our operation - drought is becoming all too common

 

Succession planting - a planting only has nice tomatoes for 4-6 weeks before disease starts shutting it down. We plant to have 3 outside plantings of tomatoes for the coming season.

 

Variety selection – we select for varieties that will give us flavorful, beautiful tomatoes, and lots of them.  We have only a few we use and trial a few more each year in case we’ve missed one.  Goliath, Old Fashioned Goliath and Park’s Whopper for red slicers, Carolina Gold for yellow slicer, San Marzano hybrid for paste and a handful of heirlooms that never produce enough for us to justify the space they take, but look nice on our table, plus 8-10 cherry/grape types.  Each farm and each market will have varieties that suit them best – these are ours..... this year!

 

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm

 

-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Allan Balliett
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 10:40 AM
To: Market Farming
Subject: [Market-farming] Growing Tomatoes

 

This is a heck of a thing to admit to, but I think I need some tips

on growing tomatoes.

 

I'm looking for good advice on getting a good crop of tomatoes this season.

 

Thanks

 

-Allan

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