I had to do, this year I am growing,,,,,

[Keiththibodeaux]

Big Zac. I am going for a monster. Helpful hints welcome.

[dmforcier]

Gots Voudou?

[MissS]

You had better get Marv Meisner's book! I really enjoyed reading it.

[Keiththibodeaux]

Originally Posted by MissS

You had better get Marv Meisner's book! I really enjoyed reading it.

Thank you for reminding me. I have that book, but haven't pulled it out in years. I'll be rereading it tonight.

[KarenO]

Take lots of pics and good luck growing a BIG one!
KarenO

[Spartanburg123]

Keith-

Big Zac produces large tomatoes regardless how you treat it. But the really big ones come from fused blossoms- you'll know when you see one. If you see one that looks like 3-5 blossoms fused into one, take another flower off of your plant and rub the pollen all over the stigma of the fused blossom. This will increase your chances of pollinating the whole blossom. These guys can get to be huge, but horribly misshapen. Here is a picture of a normal, single blossom Big Zac that I grew- it was 2.5 pounds!

Enjoy!

Darin

[Spartanburg123]

Keith-

Big Zac produces large tomatoes regardless how you treat it. But the really big ones come from fused blossoms- you'll know when you see one. If you see one that looks like 3-5 blossoms fused into one, take another flower off of your plant and rub the pollen all over the stigma of the fused blossom. This will increase your chances of pollinating the whole blossom. These guys can get to be huge, but horribly misshapen. Here is a picture of a normal, single blossom Big Zac that I grew- it was 2.5 pounds!

Enjoy!

Darin

[Keiththibodeaux]

My biggest tomato so far was 4 pounds, single blossom. Been wanting to beat that ever since.

[Spartanburg123]

That is a whopper, single or not! Good luck with Big Zac this year!!

Darin