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That's still my "go to" method, still. I actually put it in the Recipe Book to have a source for it. 
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Posted on 2/26/16 at 9:25 am to Ignignot
I always go way earlier than that for,the first few,plants. I like to stagger the planting of the determinant vines to stagger the production.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 12:51 pm to hungryone
I planted 2 Better Boys and a Celebrity just yesterday just to see how they will do this early. If they hold up, I'll finish planting next weekend.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 12:53 pm to LSUlefty
ima throw mine in the ground march 25 prolly
Posted on 2/27/16 at 9:51 am to LSUballs
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. Even still, I think his numbers are inflated. I don't see his 4 plants out producing my 40.
This year I will document the number of tomatoes and pounds per plant and take pictures. We did have the benefit of a late frost last fall. My plants were still producing in October which is very unusual.
Posted on 2/27/16 at 3:49 pm to RedMustang
Bookmarked, for proof. Big Beef is supposed to be a great varietal that has high production across the country. Every extension paper I have read puts the average yield per plant at around 20-23lbs per plant (grown in a high tunnel). You are claiming 75lbs per plant.
Edited because I can't math good.
Edited because I can't math good.
This post was edited on 2/27/16 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 2/27/16 at 9:28 pm to Whatafrekinchessiebr
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er Boy) that grow well in South Louisiana by Whatafrekinchessiebr Bookmarked, for proof. Big Beef is supposed to be a great varietal that has high production across the country. Every extension paper I have read puts the average yield per plant at around 20-23lbs per plant (grown in a high tunnel). You are claiming 75lbs per plant. Edited because I can't math good.
You are correct that you can't math good. A poster said he gets 275-350 tomatoes from his 40 plants. I said I get that many from 4 plants and average 10 ounces per tomato. Let's take 300 tomatoes averaging 10 ounces. That's 3000 ounces or 187.5 pounds. That comes out to 48.875 pounds per plant. That's very close to what I got, albeit with a very long fall so the yield was higher than usual.
Posted on 2/28/16 at 5:30 pm to RedMustang
This was your original claim:
100x12ozs=1200ozs
16ozs=1lb
1200/16=75lbs per plant
But now you have already adjusted it down to:
75tomatoes per plant @ 10ozs. Which gives you the 46lbs per plant.
Can't wait to see how much further you adjust it down when you actually start keeping track.
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get around 100 tomatoes per plant with each one averaging about 12 ounces
100x12ozs=1200ozs
16ozs=1lb
1200/16=75lbs per plant
But now you have already adjusted it down to:
75tomatoes per plant @ 10ozs. Which gives you the 46lbs per plant.
Can't wait to see how much further you adjust it down when you actually start keeping track.
Posted on 2/28/16 at 7:15 pm to Whatafrekinchessiebr
Also said this:
I'll take a few pictures next year to prove it. I usually plant Big Beef tomatoes. The largest one was 18 ounces with the average size about 10 ounces. From my four plants, I usually pick around 25-40 pounds every week. First picking is in early August and they produce until the first frost.
It's not like I kept specific track dude. The first pickings average 12 ounces, but they get smaller as the days get shorter and cooler. I had so many tomatoes, that by the end of the season I just threw them away as I was sick of canning them.
If I had picked them all and weighed them, I have no doubt I got between 46-75 pounds per plant. I know for a fact that three times when I was canning, I weighed the tomatoes so I knew what ingredients to add for Bloody Mary mix, stewed tomatoes, etc. Those three times I had 45, 52, and 47 pounds of tomatoes. I had many other smaller batches, ate a bunch, and also gave many pounds to friends.
We also had record rains this summer. The corn and beans both yielded an all time high record bushels per acre. On top of that, our first frost was weeks later than normal.
I'll take a few pictures next year to prove it. I usually plant Big Beef tomatoes. The largest one was 18 ounces with the average size about 10 ounces. From my four plants, I usually pick around 25-40 pounds every week. First picking is in early August and they produce until the first frost.
It's not like I kept specific track dude. The first pickings average 12 ounces, but they get smaller as the days get shorter and cooler. I had so many tomatoes, that by the end of the season I just threw them away as I was sick of canning them.
If I had picked them all and weighed them, I have no doubt I got between 46-75 pounds per plant. I know for a fact that three times when I was canning, I weighed the tomatoes so I knew what ingredients to add for Bloody Mary mix, stewed tomatoes, etc. Those three times I had 45, 52, and 47 pounds of tomatoes. I had many other smaller batches, ate a bunch, and also gave many pounds to friends.
We also had record rains this summer. The corn and beans both yielded an all time high record bushels per acre. On top of that, our first frost was weeks later than normal.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 8:02 am to RedMustang
Had slight frost Saturday morning, but I'm hoping that's it. I'm ready to get planting. 
Posted on 2/29/16 at 9:35 am to LSUlefty
I just did my 2nd repot of my seedlings. Planning on getting them in the ground in 2 weeks.
I am trying a couple of new varieties from Wild Boar Farms this year (all pics from the internet):
Black Beauty:
Blue Berry Cherry:
Cosmic Eclipse:
Lucid Gem:
Norwood Meiners Cherry Tomato:
And my only eggplant variety of the year, Eggplant Tadifi:
I am trying a couple of new varieties from Wild Boar Farms this year (all pics from the internet):
Black Beauty:
Blue Berry Cherry:
Cosmic Eclipse:
Lucid Gem:
Norwood Meiners Cherry Tomato:
And my only eggplant variety of the year, Eggplant Tadifi:
Posted on 2/29/16 at 9:58 am to Whatafrekinchessiebr
How do the darker one's taste?
Posted on 2/29/16 at 10:24 am to LSUlefty
I like them a lot. They usually have higher acid content.
Posted on 2/29/16 at 10:37 am to Whatafrekinchessiebr
I put the bulk of my plants in the ground on Saturday. Beefmaster, Big Boy, Early Girl, Lemon Boy, Cherokee Purple, Sweet 100 cherry....will put a few Celebrity in the ground in a couple of weeks.
Also planted peppers: jalapeno, Marconi, poblano, gypsy, and yellow bell. Straight 8 cucumbers, and a dozen or so garlic cloves.
Also planted peppers: jalapeno, Marconi, poblano, gypsy, and yellow bell. Straight 8 cucumbers, and a dozen or so garlic cloves.
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