"George.com" wrote in message
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Staggering plants will avoid the all at once glut that comes when all
plants are in full production all at once. However, how many tomatos do
you need at any one time & what will you do with any excess.

We need a LOT (four kids who'd love to eat tomatoes for every meal and snack
in between), and *IF* there is anything left over, they go to the freezer
until fall when I make them into sauce. HINT: During the peak season this
year, we'd get as many as 60 tomatoes in a single day, yet right now there's
only about two dozen that made it to the freezer. That should answer the
"how many do you need?" question!
--S.