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Rhode Island

for crying out loud its not bad enough that j jutras grows wr pumpkins and long gourds? now he heavy into green squash and also going after the wr on tomatoes.
this guy is insane -----lol
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5/28/2009 6:40:17 AM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Good job Joe, theres more to life than giant pumpkins BUT NOT MUCH else

5/28/2009 8:54:00 AM

Mastic Beach, New York

I'm guessing you'll be adding a tomato catagory at the weigh off? good luck Joe

5/28/2009 10:26:07 AM

ExtremeVegetables.com

If I don't get the World Record this year I hope Joe does!
He's growing my seed. LOL


GO JOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5/28/2009 10:43:10 AM

Bemidji Minnesota

That record has 22+ years of dust on it. Time to go down.

5/31/2009 11:41:56 AM

Okla

which variety is everyone growing to get the big tomato this year?

5/31/2009 7:16:02 PM

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

I wish all of you giant tomato growers well. I hope you are able to grow the second biggest tomato in the GPC this year. If any of you have not been able to grow a 1500 pound pumpkin, maybe you can grow a 5 pound tomato. As to what I am growing, Big Zac, Big Zac and Big Zac. Also Slankards, Brutus Magnum, Mr. Underwood's German Giant and Belgium Giant. Also I have several seeds which have no name yet but have a shot at growing big. These are my secret weapon and if they do well I will be passing them out next year for free. Also I have a new hybrid that has a chance at going big. Will have to wait and see though.

Marv

5/31/2009 7:31:33 PM

Colorado Springs, CO

I recall the tomato WR to be about 7.1# and grown on the "Deliscious" variety.

I have 20 plants in the ground now and 2 in containers. Two are Big Zacs, one is Deliscious, one is Giant Belgian, and all the other varieties. I have a few more BZ's and Del.'s on stand-by if any plants in the garden suffer a set-back.

I am certain that much of the success toward getting that world record tomato is similar to the pumpkin growing experience. Get a series of early blossom successes on a plant, and after a short period of observation one removes the weaker and poorly-positioned ones and leave a pair of tomatoes to ride out the weeks ahead. If one of those slows down, cut it off, and give all the life force to the only one still on the plant !

I am certain that length of growing season is critical, as well as ideal plant location with protection from weather extremes, superior soil that feeds itself and has abundant earthworm and microbial activity,.....and good luck.

Growing tomatoes at 6,840 ft. of elevation might surely have its limitations. I'd be happy for a Colorado record weight, whatever that is.

6/1/2009 11:22:16 PM

Warwood

The Quest for the elusive WR tomato has begun!!! The WR tomato was actually 7.7 lbs. or 7 lbs. 12 ozs. I agree time for it to fall.
I've got some nice Orig. Delicious and F2s growing, Big Zacs just put in, Burgess, Big Rainbow, Florida Pink, Giant Belgium, 6# Giant,6#Ehigh, F2Big Zac(I'll chance it).These have been the best plants of 6 each of each variety. Delicious plants are by far the largest, followed by Giant Belgium and Florida Pink. Zacs were planted later and 1 particularly is looking great. Good Luck to all and I guess GO JOE......lol

6/3/2009 9:44:18 PM

ExtremeVegetables.com

Some of the varieties I have in the garden this year. I've already seen a few very nice looking megablooms on the Giant Belgium, 4.29 Timm and the 3.36 Perry.

5.58 Timm, 5.32 Timm, 5.0 Timm, 4.29 Timm, 3.36 Perry, 4.48 Perry, Amana Orange, Mortgage Lifter, Richardson, Nev's Azorean Red, Giant Belgium, Tidwell German, BelMonte, Florida Pink, Marlowe Charleston, Green Giant, 1884, Delicious, Fritz Ackerman.

I'll be experimenting with beneficial Bacteria this season, below is a list of what I have been using or will be this season:
Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus megaterium, Paenibacillus polymyxa, Streptomyces lydicus, humic acid, seaweed extract, Micronized endomycorrhizal fungi, Arthrobacter agilis, Arthrobacter citreus, Arthrobacter globiformis, Arthrobacter leuteus, Arthrobacter simplex, Azotobacter chroococcum, Azotobacter paspali, Azospirillum brasiliencise, Azospirillum lipoferum, Bacillus brevis, Bacillus macerans, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus polymyxa, Bacillus subtilis, Bacteroides lipolyticum, Bacteroides succinogenes, Brevibacterium lipolyticum, Brevibacterium stationis, Kurtha zopfil, Myrothecium verrucaria, Pseudomonas calcis, Pseudomonas dentrificans, Pseudomonas flourescens, Pseudomonas glathei, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Streptomyces fradiae, Streptomyces cellulosae, Streptomyces griseoflavus, and soysoap, Companion.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!

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6/4/2009 6:19:24 AM

virginia

Hi Duane.,,,What type tomato was Timm 5,32 5.0,,,4.29.???? They were huge tomatoes. .Do the guy have pictures of them on internet???? Thanks greg

6/25/2009 12:37:51 PM

ExtremeVegetables.com

Brant's 5.58 Timm 08 was grown off of the 3.9 Catapano 07 which was originally grown from a Lyon's seed which was a Big Zac.

The 5.0 Timm, 3.87 Timm and 3.68 Timm all came from a two pound tomato grown by Brant in 2005 which was originally a Delicious. In three years he selected up from two pounds to five, one pound per year.

You may be able to find pics at the GVGO website = http://www.gvgo.ca/

6/26/2009 6:40:24 AM

ExtremeVegetables.com

The 5.32 and the 4.29 were also originally from the 3.9 Catapano which was a Big Zac.

6/26/2009 6:43:30 AM

virginia

Thanks Duane.,,,,and good luck to you this year,,,,,,,,,,greg

6/26/2009 9:00:42 PM