I can't get too excited about my garden right now. I don't have the setup like in the past for starting my seeds and yesterday we had snow and freezing rain.
A few years back I did over 100 tomato plants and it was WAY more than we could keep up with during harvest and canning.
I believe last year we had around 60 plants and even though we use sauce regularly, we still have about 20 quarts left.
Right now I have 50 plants growing and that seems like the right amount for us.
I do agree and see our local farm start tomatoes in the field around mid June with a September harvest. That I may do as well.