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- From: Jay Sleichter <jaysleichter AT yahoo.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes
- Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 15:20:41 -0800 (PST)
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:
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[Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes,
Lova Andriamanjay, 03/05/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes, Garth & Kim Travis, 03/05/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes,
Jay Sleichter, 03/05/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes,
bcluton, 03/05/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes, Bill Scheffler, 03/05/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes,
Deb Taft, 03/06/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes,
Jay Sleichter, 03/06/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes, Deb Taft, 03/06/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes, Sheila Payne, 03/07/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes,
Jay Sleichter, 03/06/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes,
bcluton, 03/05/2010
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- Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes, SaladG, 03/07/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes,
cjmaness AT juno.com, 03/07/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes, Jay Sleichter, 03/07/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes, KAKerby, 03/07/2010
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