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Re: SQFT Digest - 6 Nov 1997 to 7 Nov 1997

> thyme wrote:
>
> my tomatoes were all indetermediate this season, pruned down to 2 lead vines.
> the fruits were small (yes, mostly a varietal issue) and numerous, but what do
> you do with lots of large cherry-sized tomatoes??? also, given i had 8 plants
> in the ground i should have been swimming in fruit, but i never felt that
> way...next year i'm going for
> early, mid and late season determinates that can be easily caged.  No
> pruning!!!

I hear ya!  Similar thing happened to me last year--bad choices on my part. This
year I planted a mix of determinates and indeterminates and I was scrupulous in
selecting a balance of early, mid, and late varieties--thought I had everything
under control. But! Mother Nature turned crazy on us with too much rain, then a
sudden heat wave, followed by a drought and early season cool night temps. Result:
all my tomatoes all at once.  The only variety that produced on time, correct
size, and in abundance was the 1 bush of Sweet Million cherry tomatoes that
volunteered from last year's crop next to my compost pile!  Lesson: You can plan
well but ultimately you have to be satisfied with what the earth gives you.

Linda
in RI where the only thing left in my garden is a patch of Swiss chard under a
double layer of Remay
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