My New Personal Best; 4.46 LB Big Zac

PA_Julia · August 20, 2013

Hi everyone,

This morning I removed from the vine what would become my new personal best in giant tomato growing.

This is my 4.46 pound tomato from the strain Big Zac which is a hybrid developed by Minnie Zaccaria of Long Branch NJ for the purpose of developing multiple fused blooms capable of growing giant tomatoes.

My 4.46 pound Big Zac came from a five flower fused bloom that showed successful pollination on July 5th.

It circumference is 23 1/2 inches.

This is my third and final entry in the giant tomato contest sponsored by the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth.

I took it to be weighed and verified today at the Pennsylvania Division of Weights and Measures.

This concludes my giant growing season.

Thanks for gawking at it.

Alfredo · August 20, 2013

Wo you are on a roll! Almost 5 lbs?! Congratulations!

livinonfaith · August 20, 2013

Julia, do you always exceed expectations when you put your mind to it?

Because when you were talking about growing giant veggies last year, I had no idea that you would be able to do this!

TightenUp · August 20, 2013

sick one!

PA_Julia · August 21, 2013

Thanks guys!!

@ Livinonfaith, well my friend I just decided that I was going to be a player and a serious competitor in the giant tomato growing community.

So after that decision was made, I set out to achieve that goal.
This was my first serious season for growing giants.

In order to focus my entire time and attention to it I grow nothing but giants.

It is my goal to achieve the PA state record and beyond.
I have a ways to go for that so I must keep busy learning.

Thanks again.

Redbaron · August 21, 2013

THAT is not only a contender for the biggest, but also a contender for the ugliest! Congrats Julia!

kath · August 21, 2013

Congratulations on your successful growing season, Julia!

kath

mecktom · August 21, 2013

whole lot of mater there.

ddsack · August 21, 2013

Whoa! That's a big one! So then after you have it officially weighed and verified, what happens to it? Do you let it ripen, seed it, eat it or put it in stasis in the freezer/fridge until the contest is over? How many individual big tomato plants did you have going this summer, and how big was your runner up?

dustdevil · August 21, 2013

Is that weight with or without the electrodes?

MrBig46 · August 21, 2013

Congratulation! Will not be Julia sorrowful to be out of growing tomatoes?
Vladimír

MrBig46 · August 21, 2013

Vladimír

AKmark · August 21, 2013

What fun, good for you. I was going to post a pic of my biggest which is 2.975lbs, but it would look like a grain of sand compared to your slab. We called ours the Brain, kinda looked like your tomato, but way smaller

LDx4 · August 21, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by PA_Julia

Thanks guys!!

It is my goal to achieve the PA state record and beyond.
I have a ways to go for that so I must keep busy learning.

Thanks again.

Wow! Congratulations! What is the PA state record for a large tomato?

Lyn

Salsacharley · August 21, 2013

Looks like a mothership convention.

By the way, thanks for the referral of Marv's book.

Charley

August 20, 2013	#1
PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	My New Personal Best; 4.46 LB Big Zac Hi everyone, This morning I removed from the vine what would become my new personal best in giant tomato growing. This is my 4.46 pound tomato from the strain Big Zac which is a hybrid developed by Minnie Zaccaria of Long Branch NJ for the purpose of developing multiple fused blooms capable of growing giant tomatoes. My 4.46 pound Big Zac came from a five flower fused bloom that showed successful pollination on July 5th. It circumference is 23 1/2 inches. This is my third and final entry in the giant tomato contest sponsored by the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth. I took it to be weighed and verified today at the Pennsylvania Division of Weights and Measures. This concludes my giant growing season. Thanks for gawking at it. __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013

August 20, 2013	#2
Alfredo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Clifton, NJ Posts: 554	Wo you are on a roll! Almost 5 lbs?! Congratulations! __________________ ~Alfredo

August 20, 2013	#4
TightenUp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,183	sick one! __________________

August 21, 2013	#5
PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	Thanks guys!! @ Livinonfaith, well my friend I just decided that I was going to be a player and a serious competitor in the giant tomato growing community. So after that decision was made, I set out to achieve that goal. This was my first serious season for growing giants. In order to focus my entire time and attention to it I grow nothing but giants. It is my goal to achieve the PA state record and beyond. I have a ways to go for that so I must keep busy learning. Thanks again. __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013

August 21, 2013	#6
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	THAT is not only a contender for the biggest, but also a contender for the ugliest! Congrats Julia! __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

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livinonfaith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Posts: 1,332	Julia, do you always exceed expectations when you put your mind to it? Because when you were talking about growing giant veggies last year, I had no idea that you would be able to do this!

August 21, 2013	#7
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Congratulations on your successful growing season, Julia! kath

August 21, 2013	#8
mecktom Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern Virginia Posts: 342	whole lot of mater there.

August 21, 2013	#9
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	Whoa! That's a big one! So then after you have it officially weighed and verified, what happens to it? Do you let it ripen, seed it, eat it or put it in stasis in the freezer/fridge until the contest is over? How many individual big tomato plants did you have going this summer, and how big was your runner up? __________________ Dee **************

August 21, 2013	#10
dustdevil Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: WI, USA Zone4 Posts: 1,887	Is that weight with or without the electrodes?

August 21, 2013	#11
MrBig46 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Czech republic Posts: 2,543	Congratulation! Will not be Julia sorrowful to be out of growing tomatoes? Vladimír

August 21, 2013	#13
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Very Nice What fun, good for you. I was going to post a pic of my biggest which is 2.975lbs, but it would look like a grain of sand compared to your slab. We called ours the Brain, kinda looked like your tomato, but way smaller

August 21, 2013	#15
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Looks like a mothership convention. By the way, thanks for the referral of Marv's book. Charley