The very large tomato thread - Page 14

Delerium · June 1, 2016

Tomato Weight Training.

AKmark · June 1, 2016

I bet she can't do 100 reps with the tomatoes. LOL Great job growing the big tomatoes.

Delerium · June 1, 2016

Yeah she was complaining that they were heavy. Had mommy spot her just in case she would accidentally drop it. It's so humid and hot here that i feel my chances of growing anything bigger than 3 lbs is slim. Though we still have some big maters on the vines they are nicely shaded by the foliage.. Still fingers crossed for something bigger than 3 lbs.

AKmark · June 1, 2016

You should be proud of those. What is really nice is we can see your daughter is having as much fun as you.

Bryanbryn · June 3, 2016

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Megabloom on my Michael's Portuguese Monster.

lubadub · June 3, 2016

Opportunity knocks. Will you prune off all of the smaller blossoms on that cluster?

PureHarvest · June 3, 2016

3 flower mega on one of my chapmans!

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Ricky Shaw · June 3, 2016

Chapman is my last best hope so this is encouraging. No blossoms yet, it was traumatized in the same hailstorm that got my two Terhunes.

Great thread and a lot of good things happening for Team Tomatoville and the big maters.

PureHarvest · June 3, 2016

It only takes one Ricky.

Out of 5 plants I have dedicated to giants, I only have one total megabloom after 1 month worth of flower production.

Of course my regular size tomato varieties have about 12 total lol.

DjonesNC · June 6, 2016

Those are some prime maters she's bench pressing. What types are they; and do you have any tips for success?

AKmark · June 7, 2016

This Terhune started to blush. It has a wound on the bottom, the blush started around that. It is somewhere between 4-5lbs.
The Belmonster is larger and not blushing, I have it wrapped in leaves to keep it from ripening.
I have another Terhune which is growing like crazy, it has potential to be a big tomato.

Too early to tell yet on my BZ's , growing good, so I have my fingers crossed.

Ricky Shaw · June 7, 2016

I bet that dude from Soldotna, doubting your weights last year, is following this thread closely.

lubadub · June 7, 2016

What is the history of the Terhune? I assume it is an heirloom variety but where did it come from. What has it grown so far as to size? And finally, where do I obtain seed for next year?

AKmark · June 7, 2016

Ricky, that scrawny Terhune is embarrassing anyway, however... the Belmonster lurks in the shadows. LOL
It's just about having fun, I grow tomatoes to sell and eat.

AKmark · June 7, 2016

Lub, I got my original seed from Marianna. It is supposed to be a PL variety, but mine is not, I never get a PL, so it is stable, and a mystery, it's pink too.
I got a 5.42 with 3 tomatoes on a plant I have one going now that should be a big one, much larger than the puny one in the photo, it is 5-6 fused together. I will send you some seed if you want it. The Terhune I have throws many fused blooms, much more than BZ, so I am crossing it with Fabrice's OP BZ line, as well as Delicious which grows huge globes for me.

June 3, 2016	#201
lubadub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PA Posts: 169	Opportunity knocks. Will you prune off all of the smaller blossoms on that cluster? __________________ Bigger is Better!

June 7, 2016	#208
lubadub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PA Posts: 169	What is the history of the Terhune? I assume it is an heirloom variety but where did it come from. What has it grown so far as to size? And finally, where do I obtain seed for next year? __________________ Bigger is Better!

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June 1, 2016	#197
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	I bet she can't do 100 reps with the tomatoes. LOL Great job growing the big tomatoes.

June 1, 2016	#198
Delerium Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: California Posts: 942	Yeah she was complaining that they were heavy. Had mommy spot her just in case she would accidentally drop it. It's so humid and hot here that i feel my chances of growing anything bigger than 3 lbs is slim. Though we still have some big maters on the vines they are nicely shaded by the foliage.. Still fingers crossed for something bigger than 3 lbs.

June 1, 2016	#199
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	You should be proud of those. What is really nice is we can see your daughter is having as much fun as you.

June 3, 2016	#200
Bryanbryn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 9	image.jpg Megabloom on my Michael's Portuguese Monster.

June 3, 2016	#202
PureHarvest Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b Posts: 1,369	3 flower mega on one of my chapmans! image.jpg

June 3, 2016	#203
Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	Chapman is my last best hope so this is encouraging. No blossoms yet, it was traumatized in the same hailstorm that got my two Terhunes. Great thread and a lot of good things happening for Team Tomatoville and the big maters.

June 3, 2016	#204
PureHarvest Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b Posts: 1,369	It only takes one Ricky. Out of 5 plants I have dedicated to giants, I only have one total megabloom after 1 month worth of flower production. Of course my regular size tomato varieties have about 12 total lol.

June 6, 2016	#205
DjonesNC Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 31	Those are some prime maters she's bench pressing. What types are they; and do you have any tips for success?

June 7, 2016	#207
Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	I bet that dude from Soldotna, doubting your weights last year, is following this thread closely.

June 7, 2016	#209
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Ricky, that scrawny Terhune is embarrassing anyway, however... the Belmonster lurks in the shadows. LOL It's just about having fun, I grow tomatoes to sell and eat.

June 7, 2016	#210
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Lub, I got my original seed from Marianna. It is supposed to be a PL variety, but mine is not, I never get a PL, so it is stable, and a mystery, it's pink too. I got a 5.42 with 3 tomatoes on a plant I have one going now that should be a big one, much larger than the puny one in the photo, it is 5-6 fused together. I will send you some seed if you want it. The Terhune I have throws many fused blooms, much more than BZ, so I am crossing it with Fabrice's OP BZ line, as well as Delicious which grows huge globes for me.