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Do you cut secondaries(aka suckers) from your zac plants?

5/1/2003 10:45:13 AM

Sask, Canada

Jeff:

If you want to grow giant tomatoes you'll need to remove all suckers as they appear just pinch them off when they pop out.

My info on growing giant tomatoes should be back up on my website shortly.

http://www.members.shaw.ca/giantveggies/

Hope this helps...
TTYL
Ernie
Giant Veggies

5/1/2003 10:57:49 AM

derry n.h u.s.a.

Ernie:
The seeds you sent me last winter have germinated i have 6 nice looking tomato plants there about 5" tall now and stocky looking,just transplanted into 1 to 2 gallon pots added some real old black compost and manure and bagged miracle grow soil about 50-50 mix with the two soils,but i,ve never grown these for size you'll have to clue me in on what a sucker is!!Thanks again. John

5/21/2003 2:04:37 PM

Mineral Virginia

The sucker is the tiny leaf that emerges at the base of a stem, where it goes into the trunk, or even another large stem. If you don't cut them out, they will eventually grow into stems, breaking the first one off, causing stress on the overall plant etc.

5/21/2003 2:53:11 PM

syracuse, ny

there is also a how to grow 4 pound giant tomatoes section in the how-to... section of the home page of this site...
i have learned much from it...i just hope my Big Zacs are able to overcome the lengthy time they have spent without transplanting yet! this weekend, this weekend, this weeke..

5/21/2003 4:37:45 PM

Montoursville, PA

My Zacs are at the first true leaf stage. My challenge is to try and arrive with the big one finishing about the first of October. Tricky not so easy plan. :) Am trying to start every week to hit the goal somewhere in the grow.

5/21/2003 4:47:27 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Shade the fruit just like a pumpkin doc.

5/21/2003 4:58:15 PM

Montoursville, PA

It will be my luck that the first one and the last one will go four pounds. The rest will look like Sweet One Million. :)

5/24/2003 6:26:27 PM

porterville, calif.

Want a great book on Tomatoes? I found a book called How To Grow World Record Tomatoes by Charles H. Wilber. He lived in Alabama. I read it 2 or 3 times. I plan on following his methods to grow all of my Tomatoes.I'm going to use his methods to grow the Giant ADs. I bought this book from Barnes and Noble. I ordered it online. I really like his concepts about gardening... Greg

5/25/2003 1:43:32 AM

Md/ Usa

doc there other ways to get them to fruit when you want.
besides try to judge planting time also big plants give bigger tomatoes.

5/25/2003 12:46:46 PM