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On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

In case all of you giant tomato growers have not yet sensed it, people are not nearly as interested in a giant tomato as they are a giant pumpkin. Tomatoes take a back seat to pumpkins. If you were standing there with a 10 pound tomato and next to you was a guy with a 1500 pound pumpkin, who do you think would be getting 99% of the attention as well as 99% of the questions? What would people be taking pictures of? When I show someone my big tomato they almost always ask enthusiastically, "You are the one who grows big pumpkins, right? How are they doing?" So, the point is, when you are showing off your big tomato, do not stand next to a big pumpkin. Sad but true. LOL. Marv

9/9/2011 9:38:16 AM

Lexington, Ky

I don't even show my tomatoes anymore. When I did show them, there was always some old timer that would pipe up and say "yeah, I grew some bigger than that back in the day" or "so and so grew three tomatoes that wouldn't fit into a cola crate in 1972". Then comes the advice on how to grow one bigger than the 3.5 pounder that I'm holding! That's ok old timer, I have a book.....

9/9/2011 10:26:14 AM

Massachusetts

your so right marv, i was in the local paper a couple of weeks ago, showing the 4.46 off, and they said i had a pumpking growing also, now more people stop by to look at the pumpkin, and no one asks about the tomato! lol. scott

9/9/2011 3:14:41 PM

Navarre,OH

Maters get no lovin. :(

9/9/2011 5:22:39 PM

Mt.Pleasant,Iowa

BLT time. I know Marv, I take several jumbo stuff to the fair and are proud of everything I take that wins blues Tomato 3.5 pounds ,onion almost 5 pounds cabbage 22 pound head and other veggies but they still ask How the Pumpkin weighed.

9/9/2011 7:35:02 PM

Muddy Waters

Yeah! when Im showing off my Biceps at the beach! I stay away fron The Hulk!!LOL

9/9/2011 7:53:27 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Here we have one afternoon when maters reign supreme... but yeah, 100# of pumpkin will outmuscle 5# of mater any time...

9/9/2011 9:52:43 PM

Bowdon, GA

LOL 1320, thats a great recount. I like the old "let me tell you how my grandaddy did it" story.

9/9/2011 11:09:12 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Dwight, there is a Very Nice Blue Ribbon for Maters at BWF!!! Kant wait!!! BTW, to awl...Kentucky Giant Pumpkin Growers, 5th Annual Weighoff, is this Saturday, at Bear Wallow Farm, in Nancy, KY!!! Hope to see yawl there!!! Peace, Wayne

9/11/2011 12:26:33 AM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Good luck Wayne.
Not only is there gorgeous ribbons but some decent prizes up here, Wednesday the 15th, Maters Shine in the Panhandle. The Tomato Weighoff, 3-6 pm.

9/11/2011 8:06:00 PM

Lexington, Ky

Who the heck is Dwight?!

9/12/2011 1:11:14 PM