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Wixom MI.

these are both great acomplishments, but witch one will happen first ? we are just beginning with pushing the tomato limit, and how much further can we go with the pumpkins ?

8/27/2014 1:24:06 PM

Minnesota

Pumpkin, we made the jump to 2300 pretty quick.

8/27/2014 2:35:55 PM

Wixom MI.

true richard, but has anyone ever put on 60 lbs. a day for a week ????

8/27/2014 2:51:00 PM

Allentown, PA

IN my opinion you will have a 2500 LB pumpkin before a ten pound tomato simply because of the rapid climb up the ladder towards that weight by the many serious giant pumpkin growers out there.

Tomatoes are a far different animal and one that could take take years to achieve another 8 LB plus tomato.

The really great thing about this is that we will just have to participate in attempting to get past Dan's world record.

8/27/2014 6:13:38 PM

Muddy Waters

pumpkin for sure

8/27/2014 6:24:52 PM

Ireland

2,500lb pumpkin next year
Micheál

8/28/2014 5:44:40 PM

East Carbon, Utah

Based purely on percent and ratios, we'll need a 19% increase in pumpkin size and a 16% increase in tomato size.

But if you look at long-term, 35-year trends, largest tomato size has increased by 29%, while pumpkins have increased by 464%.

There would have to be very dramatic and rapid improvements in the genetics and growing methods for tomatoes to reach 10 lbs. before pumpkins reach 2,500 lbs.

I don't see it happening, but I'll sure give it a try!

8/31/2014 6:58:55 PM

Wixom MI.

Tomato compitition barly existed 7 years ago no one even had a 5lbs tomato. Only since nick harp grew a 7.18 lbs in 2009 and hunt grew a 7.33 the following year did any one really take notice. Back in 2007 no one even grew a 5 lbs tomato. Marv meisner grew the bigest one at 4.57 now dan maccoy has nearly doubled that in just 7 years. Unless someone grows a 2500 lbs this year, I think that everyone out their is going to try dans method of growing tomatos and you may see tomato records fall every year just like the pumpkin records do now.

9/16/2014 4:04:11 PM