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yotetrapper · December 10, 2017

Hey, yankee here. Born and raised in western NY state, then spent a decade in IL and in both states I had no problem growing tomatoes. Then I moved to Mississippi!

Next year will be my 4th summer here. The first year I only planted a few tomatoes, late... but the next 3 years I put in around 20 tomato plants, and was lucky if we harvested 20 tomatoes...all told.

We're pretty poor so can't spend a fortune on soil amendments and such, and I expect our soil is poor. Drip irrigation is high on my list of priorities and maybe next year, but I'm not sure.

We live on 60 acres of a mix of hardwoods and pines, if that info helps at all.

Any ideas on how I can obtain a decent harvest without breaking the bank down here?

December 10, 2017	#1
yotetrapper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Oakland MS Posts: 231	Deep South Tomatoes Hey, yankee here. Born and raised in western NY state, then spent a decade in IL and in both states I had no problem growing tomatoes. Then I moved to Mississippi! Next year will be my 4th summer here. The first year I only planted a few tomatoes, late... but the next 3 years I put in around 20 tomato plants, and was lucky if we harvested 20 tomatoes...all told. We're pretty poor so can't spend a fortune on soil amendments and such, and I expect our soil is poor. Drip irrigation is high on my list of priorities and maybe next year, but I'm not sure. We live on 60 acres of a mix of hardwoods and pines, if that info helps at all. Any ideas on how I can obtain a decent harvest without breaking the bank down here?