Let's see how much one plant yields

I mentioned last week that in light of the scare about tomatoes, the only safe thing to do was to go out and get your own plant. We had already decided not to have a garden this year (we're trying to so something about unsightly hedges, overgrown perennials, and dreadful grass).

Then I saw this "Patio Tomato" variety plant already in the pot, already set up with a cage, and like, ready to bloom ($29.99 at Wilson Farms in Lexington). So I'm doing a little experiment.

When the tomatoes ripen, the first order of business is to see if these tomatoes are decent. I'm pretty fussy about native fruits and I hope the texture isn't mealy and the tomatoes are juicy.

Then I thought I would weigh the yield. If I spent $30, then I'd only need about 20 pounds of tomatoes to make the plant cost effective. If it produces like crazy, I'll have to start making my own mozzarella.