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Prairie Du Sac Wi

Join in the fun this winter and test your skills at growing a large tomato in your house. You choose how you think you can make it happen ( sunny window, grow lights, hydroponics ) anything goes as long as its in your house. Email me if your interested in the challenge. I'll order up a nice custom ribbon for first place. And maybe ribbons for second and third if a few more people join in. (3 growers so far)

10/8/2015 2:39:06 PM

Wixom MI.

Sign me up, im growing them for crossing anyways !!!

10/8/2015 3:33:36 PM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

Awesome Chris! Your in! Are you growing in a sunny spot,or under lights? Just wondering. It will be neat to see the results from different growers growing different ways. I'm growing in a closet under lights.

10/8/2015 3:44:08 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

closet crop????? lol
if I decided to do this challenge I would grow indoors under lights...

10/8/2015 4:48:32 PM

Wixom MI.

Catond i grew one last winter under a halide grow light check it out in my diary.it only grew to one lbs but it was fun to do.i mainly did it to demonstrait how to cross pollinate.

10/8/2015 5:05:42 PM

Wixom MI.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=233471

Here is a picture ! I put it to a winter window setting to show that it was grown in winter

10/8/2015 5:10:31 PM

Arizona

I am in for the record, catond already knows. I am growing in a sun room, shouldn't be a problem in AZ...:)

10/8/2015 8:35:53 PM

Sourthern Utah

So when does this contest. Start and when does it end?

10/9/2015 9:08:24 AM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

Oh snap.we have an experienced indoor grower on board. (Chris)
It starts now and ends the first day of spring. If that sounds OK with you guys. I'm up for any ideas.

And for the record .thebigtrent started this wakyness by telling me he was growing indoors this winter.

10/9/2015 9:18:36 AM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

The emails are coming in!!! You can also just post on here to enter.either way is fine. I have seeds if anyone needs some.

10/9/2015 9:21:44 AM

Sourthern Utah

well count me in,, see if i can find some seeds to get started,, Curt saxton

10/9/2015 9:38:53 AM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

Awesome.great to have ya . Let me know if you dont find any seeds.

10/9/2015 9:45:42 AM

Germany

Just curious, does the seed need to be started after Oct. 8th, or would a clone of a plant from 2015 also be allowed (as long as it doesn´t have any roots before today)?

10/9/2015 10:39:36 AM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

Clones are fine!! Are you joining in Pumpking?

10/9/2015 11:44:25 AM

Sourthern Utah

I found a couple of older seeds and got them started this morning,, see if they germ,, thats usually where I have problems,,

10/9/2015 2:08:09 PM

East Tennessee

Im in!

10/9/2015 5:58:19 PM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

Great to have ya jsterry! Were up to 8 growers now! Looks like I'll get ribbons made up for 1st 2nd and 3rd place.

10/10/2015 10:43:34 AM

Germany

I´m in (need to see if I can find a nice tip of one of my old plants, or I´ll start some of my seeds).

10/10/2015 3:17:50 PM

I'm in - sounds fun!

10/10/2015 7:01:02 PM

Does anyone have seeds that they might be able to share?
thanks tons!!

10/10/2015 7:03:26 PM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

Awesome pumpking and Biddygoat.
Biddygoat I will send you seeds. Email me at catond@gmail.com

10/10/2015 8:22:27 PM

Mn

I'd like to try it out if you guys are still open to entries- Never grown giant tomatoes outdoors, let alone indoors but why not try :) I need some seeds if anyone has any they can spare. Thanks!

10/12/2015 1:03:49 PM

Mn

I'm in - thanks Caton - You should all thank me because now no one has to worry about taking last place, I got it covered. Good luck everyone.

10/12/2015 2:27:35 PM

Central NY

Qtip- I've got seeds if you are still lookin ..email me your address ...

10/12/2015 3:56:44 PM

Mn

Thanks Porkchop!

10/12/2015 4:21:54 PM

Soldotna,AK

My son Stephen and I are both in here in Alaska

10/12/2015 11:02:03 PM

Walla Walla Wa.

Me too

10/12/2015 11:08:53 PM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

Great great! Welcome aboard biscuit ,Patrick and Stephen.
Quick question Patrick.... are you and your son growing separate or as a team? Also, I ordered sweet costum ribbons from Hodgesbadge.com for 1st 2nd and 3rd. I plan on keeping the 1st place ribbon for myself . Muhahahaha. If I win that is! Lol

Were up to 13 growers and counting! Porkchop...your the master tom grower,give this a try! No pressure... lol

10/13/2015 12:42:16 AM

Soldotna,AK

Separate at separate houses

10/13/2015 12:56:18 AM

Soldotna,AK

Come on Steve, clone the big one

10/13/2015 12:57:33 AM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

Lol. Do it Steve!!!

Patrick...two growers in the same house is fine by me. As long as each grower is caring for their plants separate. Different techniques will be the key to see if someone can grow a 4 lber indoors! Or bigger! Lol
That's what makes this fun!

10/13/2015 1:09:30 AM

Karns City PA

This sounds fun I am in !

10/13/2015 7:13:44 AM

Mn

Caton - Can you grow multiple plants or just one? I was going to try for two, if we can do multiples. Either way is fine. Thanks for putting this together.

10/13/2015 8:49:22 AM

Central NY

Believe me.. This sounds like fun..I looked into a good grow light..eesh.. pricey to run..BUT...I'm looking foward to watching all your journals this winter..!!...and to make it a little more competitive I'll throw in a $50.00 gift certificate from uncle dunkels to the winner!!!...good luck yall!!..would love to see a GRAND SLammer grown indoors!!

10/13/2015 9:16:43 AM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

Q tip. Multiple plants are fine. But only one fruit per grower will count!

Thanks Porkchop! You da man!!! And he's not kidding about the cost to run a good light. I wish I would of ordered a smaller one once I calculated the cost per month. Doh!!! Oh well. My light is coming in the mail today. Yay.lol

10/13/2015 12:57:22 PM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

Welcome to the challenge cweibz!!! Great to have ya

10/13/2015 1:03:17 PM

Ky

I've gotta get in on this one, sign me up.

10/17/2015 11:23:15 AM

Valencia Spain

Sign me up too

10/17/2015 12:39:54 PM

Oswego,ny

tempting

10/18/2015 7:35:46 AM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

So awesome! Welcome Seth and westham! Were up to 16 growers now!
Thank you all for joining in!!!

10/18/2015 12:46:15 PM

Johnston, Iowa

this should be fun!

11/5/2015 11:43:18 AM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

Welcome Dan! Grow a fatty!

11/6/2015 11:53:01 AM

Karns City PA

I got a late start but I have 3 up and growing 2 5.76 porkchop's and 4.57 MacCoy how is everyone else doing?

11/6/2015 6:37:12 PM

Wixom MI.

Mine are still popping up ! 2- 7.05 porkchop big zac 1- 5.75 porkchop domingo just breaking ground and 1- slankard.

11/6/2015 7:41:02 PM

Wixom MI.

Catond your plant is looking real nice already. Good luck !

11/6/2015 7:42:42 PM

Walla Walla Wa.

Mine are up,McCoy 8.41 and Boudyo 6.83

11/6/2015 8:12:16 PM

Mn

Bigtrent start some new seeds you got time! You can surely catch up to me. I grow toenails faster than tomato plants!

11/6/2015 8:46:43 PM

Central NY

Lol

11/6/2015 9:40:26 PM

Soldotna,AK

Clones rooted. Will plant in Dutch Buckets this weekend.

11/7/2015 1:05:52 AM

Prairie Du Sac Wi

I haven't logged on in a few days. Great to here some excitement and progress. Thanks Chris I'm happy with my plant for now. Lol. There's so much time till the first day of spring. I'm wondering if I can get a fruit,then clone and try for a bigger one! Biggest fruit you can grow before the first day of spring will be your keeper weight.

11/11/2015 2:37:31 AM

West valley, utah

Count me in, already have clones going!!!!

11/11/2015 10:29:16 PM

Ky

Getting off to a slow start, I just recently got the fruit off a couple of my greenhouse plants I've been growing in hanging basket pots to see what I could get out of them. They have some suckers and new growth that fits what I'm looking for finally, time to move in the house and start the clones.

11/21/2015 8:20:02 PM

Canada

Is it too late to get in on this if i start seeds now? LOL
Dave

12/12/2015 8:46:02 PM

Wixom MI.

if you start now you should have a red tomato by mid march ! i think thats ok !

12/12/2015 10:19:26 PM

Walla Walla Wa.

I've got a few nice ones set so we'll see what happens, it's been fun

1/28/2016 4:49:01 PM

Oak Grove, Mn

i finally have blossoms...lets see if i can get one set

1/28/2016 6:54:45 PM

Wixom MI.

i still have a chance too ? just getting some new flowers myself after cutting plants down and starting over !!! hope it works this time for me, looks promising this time.

1/28/2016 8:50:16 PM