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There is good explanation for the disorder, and it is probably not element driven or excess watering.
http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgi...leaf_roll.html |
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I topped my first plant today, it was a Belmonte with 5 tomatoes fused together, that is what it appears like anyway. They are supposed to be 1-2 ponds, so one with 5 fused should be 5 + pounds or more.
I had to chop my BZ with 4 fused. One section got some rot, so it had to go. I have several other nice blooms, but like a stock holder I wait on more, and we know that could be a good or bad choice. lol Sorry for the lame fuzzy pic. Here we go ![]() |
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If you get a real whopper you will want to save as many seeds a possible. Each one could be a treasure, so don't eat all of them.
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I wonder how many blossoms are on this beauty. It might have gotten pretty big but it was growing on a plant with 2 stems and several fruits. It is a Napa Giant.
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#155 |
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Hey ya Charley, you have to count the stigmas sticking out. You can also sorta look at the top of it, and can observe how many tomatoes are clumped together.
You have some catfacing on the bottom, so it is kinda hard to tell. |
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It is a difficult thing to do, terminating the main vine just above the tomato, but that is what Dan did and Fabrice Boudyo did as well, following in Dan's footsteps with another 8 pounder.
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#158 |
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I do keep seeds, I gave out several Terhune 5.42 last year, which would have been much bigger, if it did not have a 4.5 and a 2.5 on the vine at the same time.
I am not sure I buy into seeds coming from a large tomato producing tomatoes that are larger than other seeds from the same variety, that came from a smaller tomato? I do think it would take many generations to tailor something genetically different, line breeding is a slow process to capture traits other than those already manifested within a line. Out crossing however, is a faster way to achieve results, and you also can introduce vigor if both lines are inbred. However, like most, I do try both methods, the cards fall wherever they fall, and surprises are sometimes great. Before I get beat up, I will say that peeps are getting good results with OP Big Zac, based on selection of fused blooms. I am not seeing any drastic differences yet, besides vigor in the F1 when compared to my OP Big Zac from Fabrice. At any rate, I will pass seeds out, I do go against my inner thoughts, and I do save seeds from my biggest tomatoes too ![]() Thanks for all your insight Marv, glad to see you here. |
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So far Terhune is throwing the most mega blooms, Belmonte is looking good too, a few others have some choice blooms also. Still waiting on Big Zac to deliver, I have F1 and OP, and will patiently wait.
Anyway, here are a few ugly, but beautiful selections. |
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There is a lot of potential in what you have going. Take good care of them.
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I found a nice set tomato on OP BZ from Boudyo's 6.83 this morning, it is 4-5 fused together.
I'm all over it Marv, trying a few new ideas, will post them if anything of worth comes from it. |
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AKmark; Your season is so far ahead of mine. My plants are still in their first pots. 3 weeks until anything around here goes into the ground. You have a really good start this year and lets hope your good fortune holds.
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This tomato appears to be 5 maybe 6 fused together, sadly it is on my mother plant that I did a couple of crosses to already, and worse, it was only in a three gallon container. I couldn't stand not trying with it, so I cut off the crossed tomatoes and transplanted it into something more suitable. I did take a couple of cuttings, so I will simply re-do the crosses.
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Wow, I can see why you decided to do that. Good Luck!
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Quite a few future monsters. Good stuff Mark
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