Megablooms!!! - Page 4

AJSears · April 20, 2015

I am hope my mega-blooms ripen slowly so I can enter the "big ugly tomato" contest at our county fair! LOL

JohnJones · April 20, 2015

Thanks for all the replies to this thread. Had no idea of the strong emotions to be found on both sides of the Megabloom issue (that I didn't realize was an issue). I certainly understand folks who don't like them, but I'm in the other camp.

I enjoy anything unique so I am partial to these weirdo blooms. I started this because i was surprised that my first three real blossoms of the year were all megas.

What is interesting is that all of my little ugly megabloom tomatoes have stalled. They appear healthy, but they are not growing much if at all. I know in the past I have seen this happen and then the tomato will just start growing. I hope that is the case here, because I have a lot of small CP tomatoes that seem stalled right now while the plants are healthy.

April 20, 2015

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Originally Posted by JohnJones

Thanks for all the replies to this thread. Had no idea of the strong emotions to be found on both sides of the Megabloom issue (that I didn't realize was an issue). I certainly understand folks who don't like them, but I'm in the other camp.

I enjoy anything unique so I am partial to these weirdo blooms. I started this because i was surprised that my first three real blossoms of the year were all megas.

What is interesting is that all of my little ugly megabloom tomatoes have stalled. They appear healthy, but they are not growing much if at all. I know in the past I have seen this happen and then the tomato will just start growing. I hope that is the case here, because I have a lot of small CP tomatoes that seem stalled right now while the plants are healthy.

Actually, strong emotions and opinions can be found everywhere. Most people keep their strong opinions to themselves on this forum and just enjoy the differences between us. I talk a good game, but sometimes my strong opinions also become evident.

Ted

AKmark · April 21, 2015

Here is one of my ugly children, it is 5 tomatoes fused together. I have cut off the top and all suckers, the tomato is growing very good so far.
Thanks for the info Julia

JohnJones · April 21, 2015

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Originally Posted by AKmark

Here is one of my ugly children, it is 5 tomatoes fused together. I have cut off the top and all suckers, the tomato is growing very good so far.
Thanks for the info Julia

Thanks AK.

Just a suggestion. If you will put your hand next to or behind the tomato and let your camera focus on that, you will likely get a much clearer photo of the tomato.

I would love to see a bit clearer photo. It looks gnarly.

Stvrob · April 21, 2015

I had lots of megablooms on fishlake oxheart and sandul moldovan plants this year, but not a one of them have set fruit. I hit them with the electric toothbrush every morning, but most of them look like they are going to drop soon.

PA_Julia · April 21, 2015

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Originally Posted by AKmark

Here is one of my ugly children, it is 5 tomatoes fused together. I have cut off the top and all suckers, the tomato is growing very good so far.
Thanks for the info Julia

Your welcome!!!

That could be very very much a contender for a four pound plus tomato Mark!! Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep me posted!!

AKmark · April 27, 2015

Here is my collection of ugly tomatoes for my big tomato attempt.
Delicious, Delicious, Dixiewine, Terhune, Terhune

JohnJones · April 27, 2015

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Originally Posted by AKmark

Here is my collection of ugly tomatoes for my big tomato attempt.
Delicious, Delicious, Dixiewine, Terhune, Terhune

Great group of hideous tomatoes AK!!

AKmark · April 27, 2015

Those are some beautiful ugly tomatoes huh? Both of the Delicious are already in the 1 LB range, or so, the others a couple of ounces .
I also have a big Zac that just produced a pretty decent mega bloom too, sadly, I will chop off about 15-20 really nice shaped tomatoes to give the deformed tomato all of the glory, but that's Julia's fault. lol I'll show a before and after pic of the plant if the blossom takes.

PA_Julia · April 27, 2015

Mark!!! I'm d'amn proud of ya!!!!

They are looking fantastic!! You could be easily looking at four plus pounds.

You are already infected with the giant growing virus!!!!

efisakov · April 27, 2015

AKmark, nice megas.

AKmark · April 28, 2015

This is the first time I have chopped off tomatoes for one or two slabs, so it is slightly traumatizing.

AKmark · April 30, 2015

After three days of thought, Big Zac had its life altered, now the well developed root ball can simply put the goods elsewhere.

PA_Julia · April 30, 2015

Very good pruning and culling of fruit Mark! The one thing that many people have an issue with is extreme pruning and culling.

April 27, 2015	#56
PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	Mark!!! I'm d'amn proud of ya!!!! They are looking fantastic!! You could be easily looking at four plus pounds. You are already infected with the giant growing virus!!!! __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013

April 27, 2015	#57
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	AKmark, nice megas. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

April 30, 2015	#60
PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	Very good pruning and culling of fruit Mark! The one thing that many people have an issue with is extreme pruning and culling. __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013

April 20, 2015	#47
JohnJones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Mississippi Posts: 339	Thanks for all the replies to this thread. Had no idea of the strong emotions to be found on both sides of the Megabloom issue (that I didn't realize was an issue). I certainly understand folks who don't like them, but I'm in the other camp. I enjoy anything unique so I am partial to these weirdo blooms. I started this because i was surprised that my first three real blossoms of the year were all megas. What is interesting is that all of my little ugly megabloom tomatoes have stalled. They appear healthy, but they are not growing much if at all. I know in the past I have seen this happen and then the tomato will just start growing. I hope that is the case here, because I have a lot of small CP tomatoes that seem stalled right now while the plants are healthy.

April 21, 2015	#51
Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	I had lots of megablooms on fishlake oxheart and sandul moldovan plants this year, but not a one of them have set fruit. I hit them with the electric toothbrush every morning, but most of them look like they are going to drop soon.

April 27, 2015	#55
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Those are some beautiful ugly tomatoes huh? Both of the Delicious are already in the 1 LB range, or so, the others a couple of ounces . I also have a big Zac that just produced a pretty decent mega bloom too, sadly, I will chop off about 15-20 really nice shaped tomatoes to give the deformed tomato all of the glory, but that's Julia's fault. lol I'll show a before and after pic of the plant if the blossom takes.

April 28, 2015	#58
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	This is the first time I have chopped off tomatoes for one or two slabs, so it is slightly traumatizing.