Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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#526 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: New York 6b
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LOL, that has got to be the ugliest tomato I have ever seen! Are you sure that came off of a tomato plant and wasn't some science experiment?
Congrats on 7 lbs of ugly. That has to taste sooooo good though. |
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#527 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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That’s awesome Dan
![]() Not going to win a beauty contest but that’s not the goal. Mine above was smaller than I thought it would be, only 29 oz which is big for my garden for sure. I have a couple of even though singles. beauties, Domingo s that will be heavier even though from singles! Still time to have others also ![]() |
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#528 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Spartanburg, SC
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Nice Karen!!!! I'll have to grow that one!
My plant from Dan's seed was a bit sickly early on, and only produced one megabloom, which didn't pollinate completely. The plant has since taken off, so I'm hoping for some new fruit soon. |
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#529 |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: PA
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Last week a tomato weighing 9.65 pounds was entered into the GPC Contest. This is a new world record and was grown from the variety Domingo.
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#531 |
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#533 |
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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Right on, some people can't curl that. lol
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#534 |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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Here is a picture of the new world record tomato. 9.65 pounds grown by Steve Strickler.
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/Dia...asp?eid=309630
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#535 |
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Join Date: Jun 2014
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Wow, incredible! Congratulations to Steve!!!
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#536 |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MA
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#537 |
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
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I've posted just once to this thread. It was last year and I mentioned the torrid heat spell and how the tomatoes seemed to be a bit better with shade rigged up. Well, I now realize that this is not the "large tomato thread" as in a very large thread about tomatoes with over 114,000 views and over 500 responses. It is the *large tomato* thread as in megablooms making megamonster tomatoes! Geez, I feel stupid!
So, after just finishing reading all 36 pages, I am in awe at the stuff you people are growing and I will be following your progress this year. With bacterial wilt and nematodes in the soil here I have to do my tomatoes in large buckets so I won't be competing. But I sure as heck can put the knowledge gained here to use to help maximize what I do grow if the heat this year keeps it down to a dull roar. High night time temps are also not a help. Biscuit, congratulations on your new record! And best of luck to all who are trying to catch him this year. ![]() |
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#538 |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MA
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Over in the Wanted Varieties forum, I've put in a request for Domingo.
And since I'm here, has anyone tried, or though about, using an "anti-gravity" method of planting, such as having a very tall raised bed, and drilling a hole in the side, so that a plant can then be forced to grow downward from the rootball? DR L ![]() |
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#539 |
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Spartanburg, SC
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Have any of you tried Goat Bag? I pulled this off today due to blushing. It is only a double! It feels like at least 3 lbs, I'll post some scale pics soon. There are 6 other lunkers on the vine still. This particular type just makes very large tomatoes, period. The singles on my plant are probably 2+ lbs. This would be a great candidate to get early season-cold night megablooms that could result in some very interesting sizes!
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#540 |
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: washington
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Have you gotten more than a double, a double on a giant would be around 5 to six pounds approximately. That's a nice looking tomato, I'd be interested in seeing it on the scale. Thanks for sharing!
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