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Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

I just heard that young Joe Hallam has broken the World Record for the highest number of Tomatoes on one truss.
A staggering 185 which beats the old record by 64.
Apparently it took three hours to count them!

Way to go Joe.

8/26/2003 5:03:31 AM

Oz

TOO MANY MATTERS AND YA GONNA NEED A TRUSS! DID HE GROW THEM "NATURAL"?

8/26/2003 10:22:23 AM

Key West, FL

What kind of tomatoes?

8/26/2003 2:13:09 PM

Itzetown City

What kind of stupid needs 3hours to count up to 185?

8/26/2003 3:01:02 PM

Montoursville, PA

Sweet One Million fired up and grown good will triple that record. ]:o) And by Gad you will need two days to count 'em.
I should think 1000 on one plant would be a decent achieved goal with a little luck.

8/26/2003 9:28:25 PM

Key West, FL

thats what i was thinking doc, there has to be over a couple hundred on my cherry tomatoe plant.

8/26/2003 9:40:56 PM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

Yep, something has to be wrong on the info. Not with the number -is awesome to find 185 tomatoes in one truss (Hey Doc and Ben: not in the plant)- but with the time.
In fact, last year I harvested from one local squash variety plant (close to butternut) 100 fruits (2 lbs average)... And I can assure you that it didn't take me 3 hours to count them. Thinking now how I did it, it could be about 1.5 and 2 minutes to count them. I also use to count my garlics and onions just after harvest them and last time it took me 2-3 min maximum to count 170 onions on the ground.

What happened with those tomatoes??????????? Why were they so hard to count??????????????

8/27/2003 1:56:05 AM

Key West, FL

What's one truss?

8/27/2003 2:13:54 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

I'll wager it took so long because officials had to certify the results. Heck we ate more than that at Dave Garrell's patch while on the Spy Tour & we weren't there for 30 minutes!

Steve

8/27/2003 10:43:01 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

There goes Daves chance for the World Record...LOL Shannon

8/27/2003 11:52:32 AM

Liverpool , England

Hey Guys,
What Mark never said about the new record was the fact that it was grown by a 12 year old lad. I know him very well, I met him through growing pumpkins of course.We are talking a truss of tomatoes and not total plant.

Alun

8/27/2003 7:56:24 PM

Key West, FL

Whats a truss?

8/27/2003 8:02:27 PM

Manchester, N.h.

I'm just guessing but I think a truss is just one of the branches on a plant. That is just my guess, never heard of it myself.....Flora

8/27/2003 8:36:34 PM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

Thats a pretty good description Flora.
The variety is his own breeding and not available commercially (Yet)He's calling it "Hallams Halo" it is a medium to large type and not a cherry.
Each Tomato would have to be checked for condition they may even have counted them whilst still on the truss.

8/28/2003 10:55:19 AM

Montoursville, PA

Oh, Oh, Oh I see. More fun to play with someday. Let us know. Count me in when they are available.

8/28/2003 1:06:12 PM