Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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August 4, 2013
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Kansas CIty
Posts: 560
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Results of our Fifth Annual Tomato Tasting!
I've blogged the results of our event yesterday. Feel free to comment here on what you think of the voting results.
http://kctomatotimes.wordpress.com/2...esults-are-in/
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Durhamville,NY
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Interesting that there is only one red tomato among the top ten. It was number 10 and a current.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Oklahoma
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Looks like fun
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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How do you advertise this event? I am always looking for pointers.
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August 5, 2013
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brownville, Ne
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Good job! What a great turnout.
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Tomatopalooza™ Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: NC-Zone 7
Posts: 2,188
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Lot's of great looking varieties that you had represented there.
I'm not at all surprised that Carbon and Sungold were in your top two. KBX only got two "votes", and that is rather unexpected. Perhaps this was one that didn't have the best representation of the variety that day. I know all too well about that! Next year, be sure someone brings Cuostralee. That way, you'll have a red in the top 5!  Lee
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Kansas CIty
Posts: 560
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KBX had only one smallish fruit, so no wonder the low votes. We didn't have SOTW or Cuostralee there due to them not being ripe yet this year....I'm sure they would have done well though.
As for promoting it...the base group of attendees are my tomato plant customers. I started this as a free "perk" for them, but it has spread beyond them to the "foodie" community. I don't want the event to get too big, so I promote it very little except to my customer e-mail list and to some foodie Facebook groups I belong to. To start the whole ordeal of my greenhouse business, I promoted solely through Craigslist and through word of mouth.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Kansas City, Mo
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As an attendee it was a really great event. Props to our host! It's been a hard summer to grow in KC and tomatoes have been scarce. The chance to taste so many different types of tomatoes in one place will help with my selections next year.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Kansas CIty
Posts: 560
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Thanks Brian! Glad you had a good time!
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