So i have a few questions on tomatoes...
First- Any suggestions for good producers for northern climates? I live in WI.
Second- I usually plant seedlings that i purchased around the end of May here. I was thinking of starting them in my cold frame this year from seed and seeing how i do. Any suggestions?? When to start and does it work to start them in a cold frame and then transplant to where their place is in the garden??
Third- my tomatoes were a total flop last year( I got busy, had a 6 month old baby, and just plain didnt take care of them properly...) anyways, this year i want to can 10 quarts of tomatoe sauce, 15 pints of Spaghetti sauce, 30 quarts of pure tomatoe juice(not Veggie juice) and probably about 20 pints of salsa. And if i have time and tomatoes, Ill do more... but that is my goal for this year.
So how many plants am i going to need to accomplish this??? I was thinking like 15 plants??? Is that enough??
Fourth- What do you recommend with trellising, caging, letting sprawl??? I was thinking i would cage them as the last few years i have let them sprawl and they have massive slugs, and dont seem to do as well. What do you do??
Thanks for the advice. Im getting so excited to get going on my garden. And it doesnt help that we have had weeks of above normal temps. makes me think i need to get out there and start planting!!!
First- Any suggestions for good producers for northern climates? I live in WI.
Second- I usually plant seedlings that i purchased around the end of May here. I was thinking of starting them in my cold frame this year from seed and seeing how i do. Any suggestions?? When to start and does it work to start them in a cold frame and then transplant to where their place is in the garden??
Third- my tomatoes were a total flop last year( I got busy, had a 6 month old baby, and just plain didnt take care of them properly...) anyways, this year i want to can 10 quarts of tomatoe sauce, 15 pints of Spaghetti sauce, 30 quarts of pure tomatoe juice(not Veggie juice) and probably about 20 pints of salsa. And if i have time and tomatoes, Ill do more... but that is my goal for this year.
So how many plants am i going to need to accomplish this??? I was thinking like 15 plants??? Is that enough??
Fourth- What do you recommend with trellising, caging, letting sprawl??? I was thinking i would cage them as the last few years i have let them sprawl and they have massive slugs, and dont seem to do as well. What do you do??
Thanks for the advice. Im getting so excited to get going on my garden. And it doesnt help that we have had weeks of above normal temps. makes me think i need to get out there and start planting!!!