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Bethlehem CT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQzHTYCeTlE


You may find these videos by Dan Sutherland helpful. I am sure he is not giving all his secrets but he does give you at least an understanding of what he is using for soil ammendments.

3/28/2025 11:01:50 AM

Grittyville, WA

I agree that Dan is the person to observe and learn from also Chris Brown gardenofgiants has some videos on youtube that cover the basics. I dont know of any written material since Marv Meisner updated his book. There were articles in the gpc newsletter this past fall/winter. They might be available on the gpc site. I'll look for the link later.

3/28/2025 11:31:01 AM

Moscow, Russia

Thank you very much, I will definitely watch the video to understand in general and maybe there are some nuances of growing giant tomatoes.

3/29/2025 7:12:49 AM

Grittyville, WA

There are nuances but it starts with seeking a general understanding. If your goal is to grow a WR but someone else told you in every detail exactly how to grow it, then who really did the work? Maybe the credit would go to the teacher not the disciple.

3/29/2025 12:18:18 PM

Moscow, Russia

If we follow this logic, then everyone here once learned from someone :) And knowledge is a theory, and putting theory into practice is the merit of the one who grew the vegetables. For example, after collecting information on growing giant pumpkins, I came up with the theory that pumpkins can be grown in natural and natural fertilizers to quite decent sizes, because most of them are agricultural machinery. And my theory was proved by the participants of our competition. And is it really my merit? Maybe partly yes, but the winners are the people who embodied my theory.

4/2/2025 10:41:17 AM