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Old March 22, 2018   #61
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I have some seeds for this to distribute, folks in the US can PM me. Its Karen's seeds, and will save her the expensive postage from Canada.
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Old March 22, 2018   #62
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I have some seeds for this to distribute, folks in the US can PM me. Its Karen's seeds, and will save her the expensive postage from Canada.
Thank you both Ginger and Karen for this beautiful tomato. I can't resist big tomatoes. Sent PM.
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Old March 22, 2018   #63
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Karen- I just received the seeds- thank you! I'm going to get them started tonight!!!
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Old March 22, 2018   #64
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Karen- I just received the seeds- thank you! I'm going to get them started tonight!!!
You are very welcome Darin, I hope you enjoy them
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Old June 14, 2018   #65
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I have 4 Zena's gift plants in my garden. I got the seed from Marsha. The plants are about 7 feet tall and have 6 or 7 huge tomatoes each. The plants are healthy and look nice. They were planted out on april 17th so they are 58 days today. The fruits are close to blushing i think and they are beautiful. Looking forward to tasting them very soon. I will be planting these in future years i am sure. It is very early for such a large tomato.
Thany you so much Marsha and Karen. Lovely name for this tomato karen.
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Old June 14, 2018   #66
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I am kicking myself for sowing only one seed- I lost ZG to TSWV just a few weeks ago

I will plant multiples next year, count on it
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Old June 14, 2018   #67
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I have 4 Zena's gift plants in my garden. I got the seed from Marsha. The plants are about 7 feet tall and have 6 or 7 huge tomatoes each. The plants are healthy and look nice. They were planted out on april 17th so they are 58 days today. The fruits are close to blushing i think and they are beautiful. Looking forward to tasting them very soon. I will be planting these in future years i am sure. It is very early for such a large tomato.
Thany you so much Marsha and Karen. Lovely name for this tomato karen.
That makes me very happy to hear. Would live to know what you think and the final DTM for you. They are the earliest very large tomato I have ever grown
Very delicate skin, they do not hold well once ripe but as far as I’m concerned that’s their only flaw.
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Old June 15, 2018   #68
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That makes me very happy to hear. Would live to know what you think and the final DTM for you. They are the earliest very large tomato I have ever grown
Very delicate skin, they do not hold well once ripe but as far as I’m concerned that’s their only flaw.
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I will be sure to let you know final dtm. I am anxious to know that as well. I love the story behind this tomato. Thank you for saving it and i expect it will be one that will always be in my garden in the future.
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Old June 20, 2018   #69
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That makes me very happy to hear. Would live to know what you think and the final DTM for you. They are the earliest very large tomato I have ever grown
Very delicate skin, they do not hold well once ripe but as far as I’m concerned that’s their only flaw.
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This is Zena's gift at 64 days from set out. A huge tomato. These were planted out on april 17th. I have never had such a large tomato mature this quickly. They beat even early girl in my garden this year. They taste great too. A very acidic tomatoey taste that i like a lot.
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Old June 20, 2018   #70
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Having trouble posting photo. Sorry.

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Old June 20, 2018   #71
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fantastic, thank you for the update, you made my day
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Old June 20, 2018   #72
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fantastic, thank you for the update, you made my day
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My pleasure. And THANK YOU for saving this tomato. It is terrific, my garden will have this in it every year from now on. The story behind this tomato is priceless.
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Old September 8, 2018   #73
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Anyone else grow Zena’s this year?
Any pics?
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Old September 8, 2018   #74
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I grew it Karen. Here's a pic of mine. It was early for me as well. Very nice looking and old fashioned tomatoey tasting. I liked it. Mine did not have quite the same production level as Johnnie's plant however.
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That tomato was 1 lb 8 oz BTW. Huge amongst others with similar DTMs.
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