This year's count

TZ-OH6 · August 13, 2009

In order to get a production estimate, I do a single count at the time the first fruits are getting picked, which is about now, and since I have about 2 months until frost, all of the fruits on the plants should ripen and there shouldn't be any time for fruits from new blossoms to ripen. I'm also recording weights of all fruits for some varieties, so I'll find out if my mid-season counts equal the total harvested fruit.

This year I have almost no fruit set on the top half of the plants. The spent flowers are just sitting there like they are waiting for me to harvest the first set of fruit before they are going to start developing. I wish I had paid more attantion to this phenomenon last year so I knew what was going to happen.

These counts are from my caged, unpruned plants growing in my deepest soil.

Orange Minsk

45

Wes

39

"Thunderbird"

36

Kosovo

36

Nepal

35

Rose

33

"ARPL Pink"

31

Tom's Yellow Wonder

31

Ashleigh

30

Aker's West Virginia

30

Mortgage Lifter, R.C.

28

Mortgage Lifter, Estler's

23

Germaid Red

23

Red Penna

20

Earl's Faux

18

Burracker's Favorite

15

Cherokee Green

14

Brandywine, Sudduth

14

Stump of the World

14

Chapman

13

I'm pretty happy.

Barbee · August 13, 2009

Well I'd say you should be

I never thought to count tomatoes. That's a good idea! I have gotten a few ripies but most are still green and need to get with the program.
I will wish for you that they all ripen.....and maybe not at the same time

Blueaussi · August 13, 2009

That is a neat idea. I don't know when I would count, though, since my season is longer. And of course, sometimes my record keeping isn't the best. paperwork is not my strong suit.

Dufresne · August 14, 2009

You have a good yield :-) It is interresting to pick up productive plants.

I also count my plants, as i dont have much! here some result, on the most productive plant on this bad year. I did not count the cherry!!

Siberian 60+
San Marzano 37
Slovenian black 26
Gregory Altai 21
Speckled roman 15
Douceur de Doucet 16
Ponderosa pink 9
Brandywine 7

ddsack · August 14, 2009

I like your idea of a one time green count, I am not good at daily record keeping either. And even if the season is shortened by bad weather, at least you know the potential is there.

Tomstrees · August 14, 2009

good seeing TYW make the list !

TZ-OH6 · August 14, 2009

The first fruit off of that TYW is 30 ounces!

I try to grow the same variety in two different areas just in case one is a dud. The TYW in my other area only has 10 fruits, which is not horrible for a big beefsteak tomato in that area, but I switched values when I entered them into my spreadsheet and was confused to see TYW at the bottom of the list for my good garden plot.

August 13, 2009	#1
TZ-OH6 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mid-Ohio Posts: 847	This year's count In order to get a production estimate, I do a single count at the time the first fruits are getting picked, which is about now, and since I have about 2 months until frost, all of the fruits on the plants should ripen and there shouldn't be any time for fruits from new blossoms to ripen. I'm also recording weights of all fruits for some varieties, so I'll find out if my mid-season counts equal the total harvested fruit. This year I have almost no fruit set on the top half of the plants. The spent flowers are just sitting there like they are waiting for me to harvest the first set of fruit before they are going to start developing. I wish I had paid more attantion to this phenomenon last year so I knew what was going to happen. These counts are from my caged, unpruned plants growing in my deepest soil. Orange Minsk 45 Wes 39 "Thunderbird" 36 Kosovo 36 Nepal 35 Rose 33 "ARPL Pink" 31 Tom's Yellow Wonder 31 Ashleigh 30 Aker's West Virginia 30 Mortgage Lifter, R.C. 28 Mortgage Lifter, Estler's 23 Germaid Red 23 Red Penna 20 Earl's Faux 18 Burracker's Favorite 15 Cherokee Green 14 Brandywine, Sudduth 14 Stump of the World 14 Chapman 13 I'm pretty happy.

August 13, 2009	#2
Barbee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,818	Well I'd say you should be I never thought to count tomatoes. That's a good idea! I have gotten a few ripies but most are still green and need to get with the program. I will wish for you that they all ripen.....and maybe not at the same time __________________ *Barbee*

August 14, 2009	#5
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,220	I like your idea of a one time green count, I am not good at daily record keeping either. And even if the season is shortened by bad weather, at least you know the potential is there. __________________ Dee **************

August 14, 2009	#6
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	good seeing TYW make the list ! __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

August 13, 2009	#3
Blueaussi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Zone 8a Posts: 1,205	That is a neat idea. I don't know when I would count, though, since my season is longer. And of course, sometimes my record keeping isn't the best. paperwork is not my strong suit.

August 14, 2009	#4
Dufresne Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Quebec zone 5b, Canada Posts: 11	You have a good yield :-) It is interresting to pick up productive plants. I also count my plants, as i dont have much! here some result, on the most productive plant on this bad year. I did not count the cherry!! Siberian 60+ San Marzano 37 Slovenian black 26 Gregory Altai 21 Speckled roman 15 Douceur de Doucet 16 Ponderosa pink 9 Brandywine 7