The very large tomato thread - Page 18

biscuitridge · November 7, 2017

My 4 biggest tomatoes this year we're 7.13,7.18,7.25,and 7.45 lbs. I tried to upload the pictures but they must be to many megabytes or something, I may have to resize them.

Salsacharley · November 8, 2017

Please resize your pictures and post again. Those weights are serious big!

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Originally Posted by biscuitridge

My 4 biggest tomatoes this year we're 7.13,7.18,7.25,and 7.45 lbs. I tried to upload the pictures but they must be to many megabytes or something, I may have to resize them.

sirtanon · November 8, 2017

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Originally Posted by Salsacharley

Please resize your pictures and post again. Those weights are serious big!

No doubt. I'd like to see those too!

dmforcier · November 8, 2017

Seven pounds?!? What variety, Bowling Ball?

Now that would be hilarious...

biscuitridge · November 9, 2017

Here they are, hope this works,had to resize them.

dmforcier · November 9, 2017

Okay, not good bowling balls.

I hope they tasted good.

Salsacharley · November 9, 2017

Wow! Nice job. Thanks for posting. You know you can be very competitive in the big time arena with those monsters.

biscuitridge · November 9, 2017

Yes I know, I already have the world record, I grew it last year,8.61 lbs.

**carolyn137** · November 9, 2017

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Originally Posted by biscuitridge

Yes I know, I already have the world record, I grew it last year,8.61 lbs.

And you do know that most of what you show are from fused blossoms,also known as megablooms, so no need to save seeds from them since most of them would already be crossed.

Now if you have several acres to work with it might be fun to work with those seeds.

And I also presume you are aware of Dale Thurber's website,his section on BIG ones, not the general iist of what he sells seeds for.

Carolyn

biscuitridge · November 9, 2017

Yes,they are all fused or mega blooms,but are very much worth saving seed from,that is how we've come to this size of tomato.

AKmark · November 9, 2017

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Originally Posted by biscuitridge

Yes,they are all fused or mega blooms,but are very much worth saving seed from,that is how we've come to this size of tomato.

Great job, and I would certainly save those seeds. LOL Lots of them.

**carolyn137** · November 9, 2017

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Originally Posted by biscuitridge

Yes,they are all fused or mega blooms,but are very much worth saving seed from,that is how we've come to this size of tomato.

Nope, the size comes from all those fused blossoms actually leading to fruits. And the blossoms would have been self pollenized as well.

Here's some good reading and lots of links about megablooms , with pictures and also mentions the man who wrote THE book about megablooms as well.

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ght=megablooms

Carolyn

pmcgrady · November 9, 2017

*chuckle* this thread can get interesting!

MissS · November 9, 2017

I rather agree with Carolyn on this one. Yes, the variety does produce large tomatoes, however it is the number of fused blossoms that create the monsters. So by saving seeds, what you may really be doing is saving genetics that produce plants that have a tendency for producing more megablooms.

For the monsters, you need large fruited plants that put forth flowers that have many megablooms on them.

Are you sharing seeds?

biscuitridge · November 9, 2017

So what happens when you pollinate them yourself, because that is what we do.

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dmforcier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,825	Seven pounds?!? What variety, Bowling Ball? Now that would be hilarious... __________________ Stupidity got us into this mess. Why can't it get us out? - Will Rogers

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dmforcier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,825	Okay, not good bowling balls. I hope they tasted good. __________________ Stupidity got us into this mess. Why can't it get us out? - Will Rogers

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MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	I rather agree with Carolyn on this one. Yes, the variety does produce large tomatoes, however it is the number of fused blossoms that create the monsters. So by saving seeds, what you may really be doing is saving genetics that produce plants that have a tendency for producing more megablooms. For the monsters, you need large fruited plants that put forth flowers that have many megablooms on them. Are you sharing seeds? __________________ ~ Patti ~

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biscuitridge Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: washington Posts: 499	My 4 biggest tomatoes this year we're 7.13,7.18,7.25,and 7.45 lbs. I tried to upload the pictures but they must be to many megabytes or something, I may have to resize them.

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Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Wow! Nice job. Thanks for posting. You know you can be very competitive in the big time arena with those monsters.

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biscuitridge Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: washington Posts: 499	Yes I know, I already have the world record, I grew it last year,8.61 lbs.

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biscuitridge Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: washington Posts: 499	Yes,they are all fused or mega blooms,but are very much worth saving seed from,that is how we've come to this size of tomato.

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pmcgrady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,836	chuckle this thread can get interesting!

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biscuitridge Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: washington Posts: 499	So what happens when you pollinate them yourself, because that is what we do.