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Tomato & Bean yields
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:36 pm
by Primrose
2008 yields:
Tomatoes, 25 plants, 65lbs of tomatoes picked.
Climbing Beans (French/Runners) 24 plants, 48 lbs
Don't know how that compares with anybody else's yields if anybody has kept a record.
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:16 pm
by Arnie
HI Primrose
Well done you
Thats something I,ve never thought about
I might give that a go next year. Thats if I remember
Regards
Kevin
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:35 pm
by Primrose
All I need to know now is what is the average shop price per pound of vine tomatoes and beans, then I can work out roughly how much I've saved by growing my own, quite apart from the convenience and pleasure of just popping out into the garden to have fresh vegs at hands reach. Haven't bothered weighing and counting the courgettes and other stuff. Perhaps I should have done because we've had so many baby cougettes from 4 plants that I've lost count and they charge a fortune for them in the supermarkets.
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:22 pm
by Johnboy
Hi Primrose,
Well done that maiden! Here's power to your elbow!
JB.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:08 pm
by PLUMPUDDING
They sound really good yields Primrose. I've not weighed many things this year, but I've just counted the scars on the courgette stem in the greenhouse and it has produced 58 courgettes so far. I was going to throw it out, but it is still producing and I've managed to drag it sideways so it isn't blocking the path now.
My best tomato has been Double Rich that I got from the Seed Swap and one plant has had 14 fruits averaging over 1 lb each. It is a very good flavour and is nice and solid with very few seeds, but I have saved some for next year. Thanks to Cevenol jardin for the seeds.