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  • From: KAKerby AT aol.com
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes
  • Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 23:20:10 EST

Wow, I knew growing in a hoop house would increase yields and reduce problems in tom's, but I had no idea it was an order of magnitude difference.  I just bought another book on hoophouses, after getting Hoophouse Handbook a few years ago.  I'll put that new one near the top of the Read It list.  Of course I have a lot of books near the top of the Read It list.  I think winter exists so that we can set aside time to read, but lately it hasn't worked out that way.......
Kathryn Kerby
Frog Chorus Farm
Snohomish, WA
 
In a message dated 3/7/2010 8:05:08 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, jaysleichter AT yahoo.com writes:
Carla,

Put those cherries in a high tunnel and you can grow a third as many and pick twice as much!  There is another vendor at my market that grows cherries outside. They planted some insane number 200-300 plants.  I would have just as many to sell each time as they did off my 30.  When the summer rains came through, I would have more and they would have very little to none.

Jay

Jay's Jellies, Produce and More
Clay Center, Kansas
www.jaysjellies.com

--- On Sun, 3/7/10, cjmaness AT juno.com <cjmaness AT juno.com> wrote:

From: cjmaness AT juno.com <cjmaness AT juno.com>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Easy to pick cherry tomatoes
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 9:32 PM

We grew Fargo yellow pear last year, because it was supposed to be crack resistant. I think it cracked worse than anything. We've decided this year to not grow any yellow or red pear. I don't know. Over the years we've grown a lot of different cherry tomatoes. And, they all do fine until we get a big rain, then they all crack. It doesn't seem to matter how we fertilize. irrigate, pick, or whatever, if we get 3" of rain, they will crack. My husbands theory, which always drives me nuts, is to plant more than we can pick. Then, when they do crack there is always enough that didn't crack for market. Last year we had 118 cherry tomato plants. It would take me 6 hours to pick one side. 2 gallon buckets, that I filled about 1/2 way and sort of scooch along with my foot and pick with both hands. I also use the strap on stool. Sit while picking down low, stand while picking up high.
I'm thinking that if my husband actually had to pick cherry tomatoes, those plant numbers might come down...
Carla
Perkins, OK. I have spent the last 3 days transplanting. I am so tired.


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