Gurney's catalog special and questions

**Hannahs mom** · 03-25-2008, 07:50 PM

I got a Gurney's catalog in the mail and they have a special buy 25.00 and get 25.00 free. It sounds like a good offer to me. I plan to get all my seeds and 6 ready to set tomato plants. Has anyone ever gotten plants like this?

I'd like to can some tomato juice from my 6 plants. I'm the only one that likes tomatoes here, and I'll only eat 3-4 a week. So, will 6 plants yield enough tomatoes to make juice? I'd like to put up at least 10 quarts but would be overjoyed to end up with more.

Thanks - I'm new to this but want to have a successful year to help out with the grocery budget.

**BetterLateThanNever** · 03-25-2008, 09:45 PM

sounds like you got a deal! It depends on the type of tomato but 6 plants should yeild quite a bit. my mom and i plant twelve tomato plants every year ( 6 amish paste and 6 roma) we get enough tomatoes to freeze and usually last us about 5 months. Towards the end of the season you can pick the green tomatoes and wrap them up in news paper and keep them in the garage to ripen.

hth
kim

**Hannahs mom** · 03-26-2008, 10:23 AM

Thanks - I guess I'll stick with 6 plants. I won't drink the juice, just use it for cooking, mostly chili and soup. I might try to make some spagetti sauce too.

How do you freeze your tomatoes?

**BetterLateThanNever** · 03-26-2008, 11:14 AM

I wash them and cut them into quarters. i use them for chili,spaghetti etc. I don't mind if there are tomato skins in my sauces.

**itlw8** · 03-26-2008, 01:32 PM

If it were me and I did not need some special tomato plant I would buy it locally for far less and then you can get it right in the ground when it is time.

I think Gurney carries the tomato alive from the garden alive catalog now. It is WONDERFUL and really make a difference in the tomato plants I would spend my savings on it.

**duckduckgoose007** · 03-28-2008, 07:27 PM

My Hubby orders from Gurneys. He has received his seeds already, and the plants will be shipped at the proper time for your zone. He seems happy with them.