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I was in class the other day when my teacher challenged me to a tomatoe growing contest for the biggest and best tasting tomatoes we're using grosse lisse tomatoes
can you give me a bit of help on this subject I've growen
them before but they only grew to 350g damian!!!!!

3/11/2004 6:50:57 PM

Montoursville, PA

Most guys I know who grow competitively grow Big Zac available here from Totally Tomato. They must be good because there are only fifteen seeds in a $2.00 seed pack.

I tried them and the deer loved them above all others I was growing. I shall plant them again to see if that was a one time thing or if they could be used to take pressure off other tomato plants close by. If deer really like Big Zac I shall grow them for that reason and forget about the competitive growing.

3/11/2004 10:06:43 PM

Wichita, KS

lol! :-d

3/12/2004 11:47:45 PM

Md/ Usa

doc what about delicious the would record holder.

3/13/2004 8:13:13 AM

Montoursville, PA

Yes I say....what about Delicious? It certainly does not get much attention these days....at least not that I have read about.

3/13/2004 5:18:08 PM

Md/ Usa

doc you are right delicious does not seem to get much attention when comes giant tomatoes. It not like big Zac
has made serious run for the record.
Delicious has several other features that seem to make it
better choice to go for the record. First, delicious
has allot crack resistance. Second,because delicious is not hybred you can save seed from it and the seed breds true.

chart of the biggest of the big tomatoes.
1.1986 Gordan graham 7.75 lbs Delicious Edmond OK *
2.1976 Clarence Dailey 6.5 lbs Delicious Monona WI *
3.2001 Ernie Pearce 6.4 lbs Thunder Creek. Saskatchewan Canada
4.1997 Minnie Zaccaria 6.160 big Zac lbs long branch NJ
5.2003 Minnie Zaccaria 5.25 big Zac lbs NJ
? Bernard 4.875 lbs mega-tom? great britain
1998... George Bucsko 4.874 Lbs. Super steak NJ
1996 Richard Tempalski 4.78 Lbs. big bill NJ
1985 George Bucsko 4.574 Lbs. ? nj
1991... Eugene Kovacs 4.540 Lbs. NJ
1975 Bowcock Colin 4.5 great Britain beefsteak *
1984... Fred Slack, Jr. 4.41 Lbs.
1974 Charles Roberts 4.25 lbs ? great Britain *
1980... William Krause 4.03 Lbs. NJ
*world record

3/14/2004 9:25:41 AM

Wichita, KS

Does anybody have any delicious seeds they could grace my garden with? :-D

3/15/2004 1:50:38 AM