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Just had a count up and I think I've got a tad too many plants, in terms of chillis, toms and sweet peppers.
The count is;
Chillis - 51 plants (over 25 varieties)
Sweet peppers - 20 plants (8 varieities)
Toms - 100+ plants (30+ varieties)
The problem for me is I want to grow fruit from all these seeds that I've amassed, but can't choose between them.
I'm lucky enough to have 2 greenhouses at home, but still won't have room for all of these, though my mum and dad will have some, and the MIL and friends.
But, how do you guys decide which varieties to grow, as I'm sure I'd much rather limit myself to a few varieties, which would also save me lots of time regarding labelling, etc????
Same with potatoes too, but they're all in buckets now!
The count is;
Chillis - 51 plants (over 25 varieties)
Sweet peppers - 20 plants (8 varieities)
Toms - 100+ plants (30+ varieties)
The problem for me is I want to grow fruit from all these seeds that I've amassed, but can't choose between them.
I'm lucky enough to have 2 greenhouses at home, but still won't have room for all of these, though my mum and dad will have some, and the MIL and friends.
But, how do you guys decide which varieties to grow, as I'm sure I'd much rather limit myself to a few varieties, which would also save me lots of time regarding labelling, etc????
Same with potatoes too, but they're all in buckets now!
I'm quite lucky in a way now that I have an outlet for all my excess plants; I sell them at school to raise money for the gardening club. But I've also whittled down the number of varieties I grow, because I've worked out the types that we use most of. Cherry types largely go uneaten, so a couple of Sungold plants suffices. Standard toms like Moneymaker/Shirley don't get eaten that much either, so again 1 or 2 plants is enough. Tomatoes for cooking on the other hand, are used many times a week, so I concentrate on plum and beefsteak types which cook well - more flesh, less juice.
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