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Idaho

I see the world record was grown on a plant that was over 50 feet long grown horizontally. What is the best size for a competition plant? Vertical or horizontal? Thanks!

4/10/2012 1:10:53 PM

East Carbon, Utah

Gordon Graham's record was truly an anomoly. Here's a short article about his feat:

http://www.happynews.com/news/8252007/gordon-graham-humongous-tomato.htm

As nearly as I can tell, most of the world's top growers (and I'm not one of 'em - yet...) harvest their super giant tomatoes from plants which are <6' tall, and most grow them vertically.

However, at least a couple of us here are attempting to grow some huge plants as well, to see if maybe Gordon was on to something...

4/11/2012 6:24:37 AM

Minnesota

I was also reading that because it was layed down and the stem, branchs that had came in contac with the soil also grew roots.

4/11/2012 10:11:12 AM