Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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July 6, 2023 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: washington
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Giant tomato
Just started my competition tomato harvest and this is I'm guessing the smallest of the season. All of these this year are Domingo and all are from my 9.44 seed. I have 9 more to harvest on this first planting and then I have one more planting which will ripen in September.
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July 6, 2023 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
Posts: 5,931
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Just the little ones to start with hey Dan
Good luck beating your record AGAIN! KarenO |
July 7, 2023 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alabama
Posts: 7,068
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Looks like you have a good start there to fill the sauce pot. It is the time of year that the large ones are mostly gone now and I never get any that large. It doesn't help that I usually remove the multiple fused bloomed tomatoes when they are really small as they tend to start rotting on the vine before they can ripen well down here when summer heat and humidity get really high. They are forecasting good chances of rain next week so maybe we will get some heat relief.
Congrats, Bill |
July 7, 2023 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2021
Location: Coastal Southern CA
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BiscuitRidge got fruit!
I like big 'maters and I cannot lie you other gardeners can't deny that when a tomato starts to flush on that itty bitty vine that round thing looks so divine (doot doot dooby doo insert more funny lyrics) That mater you got makes me so hungry |
July 7, 2023 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
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Next up is a little bigger at 12.05 lbs. Which is bigger than the current WR tomato.
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July 8, 2023 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Vancouver Island
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Whoa!! That’s a new record!
KarenO |
July 8, 2023 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
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July 8, 2023 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: CA
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@u/paradajky
for some reason I wasn't expecting that coming from tomatoville, which made it all the more funny |
July 8, 2023 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
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And next one up is just a tiny bit heavier at 12.80 lbs
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July 8, 2023 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
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Holy moly
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July 9, 2023 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: washington
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Just a wee bit heavier at 13.04 lbs
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July 10, 2023 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
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We're taking baby steps now but we'll eventually get there,
13.11 lbs. |
July 10, 2023 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indialantic, Florida
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Good luck winning again.
Any pictures with them on the vine? Is there just one tomato per vine? Do you eat the tomato? What do you use to fertilize the plant? I almost reached 2 lbs this year - 31.75 oz, lots of 24 oz, and some 27 oz. None were fused though. |
July 11, 2023 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: washington
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Well here's two more at the exact same weight, never had that happen before!
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July 11, 2023 | #15 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Syracuse, NY
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That’s just unbelievable, especially to have multiples in that weight class! Congrats.
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