Tomatoville® Gardening Forums


Notices

Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old April 16, 2016   #106
AKmark
Tomatovillian™
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
Posts: 2,010
Default

My first big megabloom turned out to be 4 fused together, I was going to pass it up but did not have the heart to cull it, and it is a BZ F1. I have a teeny issue with the plant though, it's sorta puny still, so I will have to grow out some foliage to catch some photons, so they can do what they do. I will give it a week to 10 days before I top it this round.

I have a triple on Terhune, but hopefully will get a better choice, the other 10 or so varieties are starting to move along nicely now too.
Anyone using the Terhune, you will notice the flowers are much smaller than BZ, but if they were like last year, it won't matter.
Ricky you being from Colorado made me think we had better look to see what's in your cigars. LOL
AKmark is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 16, 2016   #107
MrBig46
Tomatovillian™
 
MrBig46's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Czech republic
Posts: 2,534
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by korney19 View Post
Hahaha!
I do not understand this way of discussion. Howgh.
Vladimír
MrBig46 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 16, 2016   #108
carolyn137
Moderator Emeritus
 
carolyn137's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a
Posts: 21,169
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MrBig46 View Post
I do not understand this way of discussion. Howgh.
Vladimír
Vladimir, I think what Mark is saying is that it's a mixed up situation with Brutus being a name associated with several possibly different varieties

For instance,I have

Brutus
Giant Brutus
Brutus Magnus
Brutus Magnum

And I don't have a real clue about that.

And I hope that especially new members here do recognize that Lubadub is Marv Meissner who wrote the book about how to grow Giant tomatoes.

Carolyn,who bows to Marv,we've known each other for many years,whenever Mega Marv is mentioned, and it has been, by several of you.
__________________
Carolyn
carolyn137 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 16, 2016   #109
Worth1
Tomatovillian™
 
Worth1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
Posts: 38,539
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by carolyn137 View Post
Vladimir, I think what Mark is saying is that it's a mixed up situation with Brutus being a name associated with several possibly different varieties

For instance,I have

Brutus
Giant Brutus
Brutus Magnus
Brutus Magnum

And I don't have a real clue about that.

And I hope that especially new members here do recognize that Lubadub is Marv Meissner who wrote the book about how to grow Giant tomatoes.

Carolyn,who bows to Marv,we've known each other for many years,whenever Mega Marv is mentioned, and it has been, by several of you.
I'm an old member and I have no idea who many people are including Lubadub.

Worth
Worth1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 16, 2016   #110
lubadub
Tomatovillian™
 
lubadub's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: PA
Posts: 169
Default

Thank you Carolyn. I don't know about Brutus, Giant Brutus or Brutus Magnus. These names may or may not be referring to Brutus Magnum which I received while in Canada and which I have subsequently passed on to many giant tomato growers. The two brothers who were growing this variety and gave me some seeds were very clear about the name. They had been growing it for years. They originally purchased the seed in a packet at one of the stores in Toronto. They were quite clear about that.

Worth: I come and go here and mostly lurk. Occasionally I post but not very often. It would be likely that you would not know me. As time goes by I post less and less. My nephew works at a radio station there in Austin, not sure which one.
__________________
Bigger is Better!
lubadub is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 24, 2016   #111
AKmark
Tomatovillian™
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
Posts: 2,010
Default

So how are you guys doing with your plants?
My BZ is 4 fused but one section got some rot in it and is turning a bit yellow, I may have to chop it. I have a triple fused on Terhune, a triple on Belmonte, and a triple on Rozovyi Myod.

I crossed Delicious to Terhune, and Terhune to Rozovyi, they took, and may be interesting. I have a giant bloom on Yuvel, but it's not open enough to see what's going on yet. The OP BZ I have is a bit slower to grow than the F1, we will just have to see what they throw for fused blooms.
Others I am trying are getting there, and I have backed most up with cuttings so I can get another crack at the good ones this summer.
Anyway, the plants health is great, so I want to see results, NOW. LOL
AKmark is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 24, 2016   #112
lubadub
Tomatovillian™
 
lubadub's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: PA
Posts: 169
Default

Too early to tell here. Plants are just starting. Cold at night. Will get frost for awhile yet.
__________________
Bigger is Better!
lubadub is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 24, 2016   #113
PureHarvest
Tomatovillian™
 
PureHarvest's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b
Posts: 1,369
Default

I have a bunch of plants with fused blossoms. Must be the cool temps right now. Even ones I wasn't planning on using for competition style growing like sweet scarlet and Rosella purple dwarfs have a few.
It got me to thinking if there is something to crossing a zac etc to a dwarf...
PureHarvest is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 24, 2016   #114
tnc070911
Tomatovillian™
 
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: georgia
Posts: 21
Default

Cant wait till I become verified,bonafide,and certified so I can see the pictures and post some myself. Good luck to everyone's garden.....
tnc070911 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 27, 2016   #115
AKmark
Tomatovillian™
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wasilla Alaska
Posts: 2,010
Default

You boys plant those Terhune? I got big nasty blooms on all three of mine.
AKmark is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 27, 2016   #116
taboule
Tomatovillian™
 
taboule's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: MA
Posts: 903
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by tnc070911 View Post
Cant wait till I become verified,bonafide,and certified so I can see the pictures and post some myself. Good luck to everyone's garden.....
Looks like you made it, welcome to TVille.
taboule is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 27, 2016   #117
Gerardo
Tomatovillian™
 
Gerardo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: San Diego-Tijuana
Posts: 2,598
Default

I've got one in a 5 gal container and it's being fed copiously. Lots of big blooms on the comp Terhune. 3 more plants are on the way. Hoy had to be clipped due to poor fruit set. My Big Z seedlings died.

Lots of big blooms here and there, if one takes we're in business. As PH stated, many of my dwarfs are also putting out initial megablooms.

Last edited by Gerardo; April 27, 2016 at 04:56 PM.
Gerardo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 27, 2016   #118
Cole_Robbie
Tomatovillian™
 
Cole_Robbie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
Posts: 8,407
Default

I'm noticing a lot of megablooms on my plants in the greenhouse that have been subjected to very cold nights.
Cole_Robbie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 27, 2016   #119
PureHarvest
Tomatovillian™
 
PureHarvest's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b
Posts: 1,369
Default

I need to get some Terhune seeds.
I want to cross it, BZ, and Delicious to a dwarf just for fun.
Now which dwarf...Sweet Scarlet? Rosella? The Loxtons?

Why do I feel like the breeding experts will stomp all over this idea?
Anyway, I'm doing it and nobody can stop me!!
PureHarvest is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 27, 2016   #120
lubadub
Tomatovillian™
 
lubadub's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: PA
Posts: 169
Default

You won't know what you get until you try it. The world record tomato was grown on a severely pruned plant, around 24 inches tall. Most laughed at the idea early in the season. They are not laughing now.
__________________
Bigger is Better!
lubadub is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:59 AM.


★ Tomatoville® is a registered trademark of Commerce Holdings, LLC ★ All Content ©2022 Commerce Holdings, LLC ★