I planted 8 Sun Golds this year and hopefully yields will be closer to my satisfaction!

I didn't plant any Sun Golds in 5 gallon containers though...types I haven't grown before will go in those. :)

Holy moley you must eat a lot of cherry tomatoes! I usually have one Sun Gold and one Black Cherry and we can't eat them all - extras go with the big tomatoes into salsa and sauce but we still end up with a bunch rotting on the ground. You impress me with your cherry tomato eating abilities.

I like to eat at least half a cup a day, if they're tasty! :)

Last year only three out of the five cherries that I grew produced a decent harvest.

Those three plants only gave me about a cup of cherries every 1.5 weeks. I want 1 cup a day because yes, I love them so much! The store-bought ones are so bland in comparison to home-grown!

Perhaps my climate is ideal for growing tasty Tomatoes? They are ridiculously delicious.

Past few years I've planted 10 Sun Golds. We eat them every day. At least 3 times a week I make a fresh (uncooked) sauce with them or do a quick pan saute for pasta. They also go in salads and are eaten fresh from the bowl like candy. Can't imagine only growing 2 plants.

I had one Sun Sugar last year. It grew like a monster and produced a ton. I stopped picking after a while.

If you can grow two Sungolds in the ground, you should have more cherry tomatoes than you can eat. We planted two Sungolds a few years ago and they must have given us over 200 tomatoes.

200 over the course of the season? I can easily go through 100 per week.

In large enough containers with adequate watering and fertilizing, you should be up to your ears in sungolds if you plant 8 (!). Half a cup a day is the least I'd expect from ONE cherry plant grown in-ground once the plant gets into full swing. I suspect that last year's yields were low because of container size or some other cultivation factor.

It depends on how disease free and healthy the plants are. Here in Florida there are lots of diseases so I have to plant more than a few.

Obviously, though, there are going to be differences in yield according to climate, soil, etc. But 8 sungold plants for one person is a HELLUVA LOT unless there is something seriously hindering their growth and productivity. You'll never lack for things to do with the ones you don't eat, though. I'm not personally a fan of them for sauce or for savory recipes like salsas or pico de gallo, but they make a GREAT tomato jam (really nice with ginger), if you're into that sort of thing, and they make a lovely, summery tomato soup with an extra sweetness.

Lets do a little math.

If we take average tomato (or a cup) to be 6 oz. and we stretch out harvesting time for 120 days, then you will need about 45 lbs of tomatoes. If the average plant produces 8 lbs then you will need 6 plants.

Now it depends a lot on productivity. Some people get over 16lbs per plant. In that case you will only need 3 plant.

Sey

Sounds good!

In total I will have planted around 10 Tomatoe plants by May 1st.

I live with 5 family members so if I get any extra I'm sure they won't go to waste!