Thanks to all for this lively & helpful discussion! regards, bob

"Wilson" wrote in message
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sometime in the recent past Mark A.Meggs posted this:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:14:45 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

spring greetings to all! I want to grow roma tomatoes for canning
this year. I've planted heirlooms for salads before, but never
"sauce" tomatoes. Are there any recommendations for a nice, sweet,
prolific type? We'd prefer to start from seed, but if there's a great
seedling from garden centers or mail order, that's fine too! All
suggestions & opinions greatly appreciated! TIA, bobdrob

I grew the San Marzano variety from Johnny's Selected Seeds last year.
They supposed to be the same ones grown in San Marzano. Prolific and
great flavor - I put up over 100 pints before I got tired of it and
stopped watering them. I had about 12 plants.

http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/p...no& item=2866

The only real problem was that they outgrew the tomato cages by
several feet. I'm trying to figure out how to support them this year.

- Mark

I've found that concrete reinforcing wire which comes in rolls or flat
sections sometimes with 6" x 6" mesh holes about 5' wide cut to about 9 6"
squares can be rolled up into 'tube's about 14" across. Cut the bottom
wire off one end and you have a bunch of spikes to stick in the ground.
They're fairly self-supporting except in very strong winds and the holes
make getting at the tomatoes (or sugar snap peas, cukes, tomatillos, etc.)
very easy.

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Wilson N45 W67