Silly Sky. I don’t think this is the lesson on how to play with your food, as Sky doesn’t eat the tomato!
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Question by bobby: how many tomatoes will I get from one packet of seeds?
I’v got the cherry tomatoes and the larger ones not sure what they are both are from walmart seed packets. How much fruit should I expect? thanks and any advise would be great I also started radishes cantalope cucumbers spinich peppers carrots and have never done thing type of thing before I dought anything will grow but I’m trying
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Answer by CRAZEE1
if just one of the cherry tomato plants is successful, you can literally expect hundreds if not thousands of fruit depending on the type. as for the other they are bigger so you obviously will not get that many but still more than you alone can eat. keep in mind that they need lots of room, tomato cages to hold them, as they get very heavy when fruit appears and do plant in direct sunlight and water daily. good luck.
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Probably about 40 – 50 tomatoes per plant for the cherries, and 20-30 per plant for the normal sized ones.
Hey Nicole,
The yield will depend on how well you care for your tomatoes. From seed, you have a lot more work because the seeds have to germinate and then get big engough to flower. Assuming you are able to make 1 out of 2 seeds become a full grown plant (that would be very good), then you could have, and depending on the seed pack (the one on the internet has 25 per pack), around a dozen plants. That is excellent for a home garden – and you will have plenty to give away.
Each plant yield could vary depending on your growing conditions, environment, seasons, soil, etc. The sooner you get them started the more you will have before the winter frost (if you have cold in your zone). Start the plants inside and once you have germination, put each in a PEAT POT with it’s own soil. The PEAT pots can be bought at any garden store (wall mart, lowes, home depot, etc). Put Miracle Grow in each, and plant the seeds either not germinated, or germinated. This will give the quickest growth for a small plant. Once the danger of frost is over, till your garden – ensure good planting soil is used, put the PEAT pots with the small tomatoe plants into the garden, and watch them grow. Don’t over water, or under water.
Read about tomatoes – it will help you grow them better!
I like to start with plants already grown. This gives me 1 to 2 months head start on seeds, and I don’t have the mess. Either way, enjoy growing them, they will taste better than anything you buy.
PS – You can grow anything you set your mind to! Read, learn, ask, and then just go do it. Plant selection is the biggest possible variable to increasing your success – since you already selected a variety, then the soil, and right amount of water. Bugs and disease can also disappoint. You should look at Tomatoe Dust – not harmful to people, but will stop the pesky bugs from killing your plants.
You will get “very” many of the cherry tomato’s. They produce “allot” of fruit. I had two plants last year and had more than enough. I was giving them away at work. The regular tomato’s will produce quite a big crop also….if properly watered and maintained. They can be pretty finicky. Check the Internet for tips on growing,,,,especially the watering. I used Miracle grow for tomato’s on mine. Follow the directions on the package. Don’t over fertilize. Make sure you stake up the plants. When they get allot of fruit on them, they will want to sag on the ground. Not good. The fruit on the ground will rot. Also, spray for insects. The ants love tomato’s. Also,,,, you will have to protect the plants from the birds. They think the “buffet” is open when the tomato’s start to ripen. I cover my plants with netting suspended from a frame work. Good Luck!!!! The work is definitely worth it. The crop tastes fantastic. I’ve been growing them next to my house for the last 8 years in raised beds.
It’s really hard to say how many seeds you will have in a package because that depends on how many ounces and exactly what variety of tomato you purchased. But since you know they are a variety of cherry tomatoes you will probably not need a great deal plants to have a large crop of tomatoes. Every cherry tomato I’ve grown before has been very productive. Fruit production often has to do a lot more with where you plant and how you take take care of the plant than it does with how many seeds you start off with. If you have 100 seeds and they all die as seedlings before you even get them set outside you would have done better just buying a 4 pack of plants after the first frost in your area. Take some time to read about tomatoes and you will be much more successful. I found a great book on tomatoes and to see more information click my blog link below.