I know I'll probably regret this later, but we planted TEN tomato plants. Oh yeah, delusion runs wild during spring planting. Granted, one is an heirloom that I am predicting will produce no usable tomatoes at all--which has been what ever other heirloom tomato has done for me--but it's really hard to remind oneself that running out of salsa isn't actually a world catastrophe & that the reason I didn't make more salsa wasn't a lack of tomatoes. More of a stamina thing by the end of canning season, really.
I do know enough to only have planted ONE zucchini plant, and this year I'm thinking 4 or 5 cucumbers instead of 8. Even if I do a lot of pickling, we still threw away more than half of the crop last year.
I did break down and plant two pumpkins though.......sometimes I just can't help my optimism.......
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HA! I also have ten tomato plants AND I live alone AND my SO does not like fresh tomatoes (although he will accept a quart of onion-free salsa, if one is offered). Re heirlooms: Hybrids were developed for a reason! (IMHO) Re zukes and cukes, I plant the first hills June 1 (supposedly post-squash/cuke bug emergence), then succession plant a couple more hills, just in case. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst!
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