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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: washington
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Oops, I meant late for dinner. Lol
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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![]() I wish you the best of luck in your quest to best your own world record and I am rooting for you from across the straight. So pleased you tried those seeds and I am going to try yours next season. I have no aspirations of any really big tomatoes but my own biggest was only less than 2.5 pounds so I am curious to see if I can do better than that just for fun. Best wishes for a really big one KarenO |
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#393 |
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: washington
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Thanks Karen, I'm sure you will be able to grow a personal best next year,prep your soil this fall and you should be in good shape for next season, if I can help you in some way just let me know, I'd like to see you succeed!
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#394 |
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Spartanburg, SC
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I totally understand what you are saying about megablooms, Dan. I know that BZ tends to throw them more than others. I usually have one or two plants that have them every year (especially Cherokee Purple or Pink Brandywine (Sudduth)). But this year, I have not seen ANY and that is unusual. Perhaps Aker's WV would throw them under the right conditions (pollination when cool). Below is a good sized Aker's that I just pulled today- diameter is 6 inches. I estimate it's around 2 lbs or so. It sure is a pretty tomato!
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#395 |
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That sure is a beauty,way to grow! Keep up the good work! My BZ and others seem to throw megas 95% of the time,so it's just a matter of trying to figure out which one is going to produce the biggest tomato.
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#396 |
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b
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Here's my new personal best. Orange Jazz at 2 lbs 10 ounces.
7-17-2018 2lb 10 oz.JPG I don't go thru what the competitors do, just observe. Maybe next year I'll try some faciating varieties. I did not notice it till after it was full size when green. If I caught it earlier, I could have removed all the other fruit and flowers. Still a neat surprise |
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#397 |
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: washington
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Awesome looking tomato, congratulations. Maybe next year you can try your hand at a giant, I'd love to see what you can do.
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#398 |
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b
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Thanks man.
I tried regular BZ and Chapman 2 years ago and isolated a couple single stem plants with megablooms. One was a 5 lobe. It just never sized up before changing color. The weather got so hot that year that it sped the ripening too fast I think. Also, the EC of my nutrients was way off (too high). Anyway, I am going to grow an early season crop next year when it is cooler, and should probably give it another go. I understand the general concepts, but I'm sure there are some tricks/timing I need to learn. That and seeds/varieties. |
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Spartanburg, SC
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Now that is a whopper! Bet it tasted great too!
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b
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I haven't cut into yet lol. Just picked this morning.
Maybe tomorrow. |
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#401 |
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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This one came in about 4.5lbs, it is from Terhune 5.42. I grew it with no extra care except pruning in a five gallon container.
The BZ I have growing is getting watered two extra times per day when it is nice out. I will also take it out of the GH before it ripens, maybe at day 25 or so, the cooler nighttime temps should ward off ripening for longer. That is the next experiment we are doing. Next will be amended media with the same ferts I use. All for fun, wish I had more space. LOL |
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#402 |
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Spartanburg, SC
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Nice Mark! I am so upset that the one seedling I grew of this one ended up being a mule! I'm definitely trying again next year!!
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#403 |
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: NJ, zone 7
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Congrats, Mark! Such a beautiful fruit. 4.5 lbs, great size.
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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I have wondered how big Chapman would get, it is a decent size tomato. I grow it for markets and do get a few that throw some serious megablooms. |
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#405 |
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
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