My Tomato Plants as Of 06/06/13

[Master_Gardener]

Plants look great. Keep us posted on your results.

[dpurdy]

PA_Julia,
Your plants are looking good. Are you trying any of the big pumpkins this year? I was following your pumpkin thread last year but somehow lost track of it during last season. If I remember right, I think you had some health issues last year and there was a break in your posting. If you had issues with your health, I hope everything is much better this year for you, and you're able enjoy the growing season. After all, that's what most of us live for. Best of luck with your garden this year. Look forward to your posts.
dpurdy

[PA_Julia]

Hi Dpurdy!!!

Actually I'm still on that website but I'm not growing giant pumpkins this year.
I've decided to concentrate on growing what I'm obsessed with and that's giant tomatoes.

My online diary is up to date and is located on that same website at ;

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/Dia...61639&action=L

Thank you for asking about my health.

I'm not doing too badly at the moment.

[dpurdy]

Julia,
It's good to hear that you're doing better health wise. I'll be sure to check out your diary. You must have a competitive streak in you. You're always trying to grow the BIG one, no matter what veggie you grow.
dpurdy

[PA_Julia]

Yes I do have a competitive streak in me!
Thank you. I'm in remission at the moment and feeling rather well.

Originally Posted by dpurdy

Julia,
It's good to hear that you're doing better health wise. I'll be sure to check out your diary. You must have a competitive streak in you. You're always trying to grow the BIG one, no matter what veggie you grow.
dpurdy

[b54red]

Originally Posted by PA_Julia

Hi Bill!!



In order to have the plants concentrate their energy towards the growth of giant specimens, all plants will be topped at 6 feet.

Any additional growth past that mark has been shown to adversely affect size of tomatoes due to the plant focusing energy and nutrients in growth that is superfluous.

I'm doing just the opposite this year. I don't know if I'll have any large fruit. I'm trying something a bit different for me this year in that I am using only grafted plants and feeding them every week with Texas Tomato Food. Anyway, I've had the most amazing fruit set. My plants are absolutely overloaded with fruit and as a result many that would ordinarily be large are ripening when they are quite small. I was afraid this would happen but I have just never had so many tomatoes on the vine at one time on so many plants I just had to see what would happen. Some varieties like Delicious, Terhune, Giant Belgium, German Johnson and others will get the fruit culled for sure next year if they set like this again. Oh well we have been out of sauce in our freezer since December so we need to put up a lot this year and all those little ones will help fill the pot up.

Bill

[PA_Julia]

Excellent Bill!!

I hope they produce for you!

Originally Posted by b54red

I'm doing just the opposite this year. I don't know if I'll
have any large fruit. I'm trying something a bit different for me this year in that I am using only grafted plants and feeding them every week with Texas Tomato Food. Anyway, I've had the most amazing fruit set. My plants are absolutely overloaded with fruit and as a result many that would ordinarily be large are ripening when they are quite small. I was afraid this would happen but I have just never had so many tomatoes on the vine at one time on so many plants I just had to see what would happen. Some varieties like Delicious, Terhune, Giant Belgium, German Johnson and others will get the fruit culled for sure next year if they set like this again. Oh well we have been out of sauce in our freezer since December so we need to put up a lot this year and all those little ones will help fill the pot up.

Bill

[gardenfrog]

Your "Delicious" tomatoes will likely be your best competition tomatoes this year! My experience with them is that they produce more fused buds than any other variety I've tried, and the non-fused fruit often surpased 2 pounds each!

[PA_Julia]

Hi!!

Last year I only had two plants that were capable of growing giants which were Big Zac.

I obtained Dr. Meisner's book, Growing Giant Tomatoes about half way through the season but by following his book it netted a tomato of 2.86 lbs which currently is my personal best.

Gordan Grahams world record tomato of 7 LBS 18 OZ lbs came from a Delicious plant.

I have three Delicious plants growing with one already with a three fused blossom.

Originally Posted by gardenfrog

Your "Delicious" tomatoes will likely be your best competition tomatoes this year! My experience with them is that they produce more fused buds than any other variety I've tried, and the non-fused fruit often surpased 2 pounds each!

[MrBig46]

Originally Posted by PA_Julia

Hi!!

Last year I only had two plants that were capable of growing giants which were Big Zac.

I obtained Dr. Meisner's book, Growing Giant Tomatoes about half way through the season but by following his book it netted a tomato of 2.86 lbs which currently is my personal best.

Gordan Grahams world record tomato of 7 LBS 18 OZ lbs came from a Delicious plant.

I have three Delicious plants growing with one already with a three fused blossom.

Julia, please, how many fruits you leave about on the plant Delicious?
Vladimír

[PA_Julia]

Hello Vladimír!

Like the rest of my plants that I'm growing for size competition I will have only one remaining growing after culling (removing) an additional one to observe which is growing more rapidly.

One tomato growing on the entire plant is the goal.

The plants energy and nutrients must focus itself on growing the one tomato that has shown the best traits of reaching a heavy weight.

[Crandrew]

looking great Julia! keep posting pics I want to see a 2lb mato

[mikeytj]

Julia, beautiful job of TLC on your plants! Αγαπώ τομάτες!!! back at you!
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Michael

[gardenfrog]

Your best would have ranked with the best at our state fair last year! I'm going to have to check out "Growing Giant Tomatoes", too!

[Uncle Dunkel]

Great line up with some great looking plants.