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France

It's amazing how many big tomatoes a single plant can throw.
Chris Kent is growing my 4.31 this season.
On the same unique plant, here what he has grown so far :
3.41
4.70
4.23
3.99
3.03
4.94
3.84
3.79
4.56

That's 36.49lb for 9 fruits, average is 4.05lb
I don't know what you all think, but to me, that's just great !
Congratulations Chris ! specially when that's your first attempt to grown giant tomatoes.

9/17/2014 4:29:31 AM

sevierville, Tn

i picked another (last early one) its about 3.80. wasn't going to get a offical weight since i have bigger ones already. I have some late ones set, but not sure if they will finish. The plant was an experiment. Just never could get the really big mega fused blooms. The late one growing now is my best flower, but even so part didn't pollinate completely. After Dan's great tomato, it looks like we are going in the small plant direction instead of my big plant experiment.

9/17/2014 6:28:57 AM

France

Yes, its great!! Congratulations Chris!!

9/17/2014 8:31:06 AM

Western PA

That 4.31 seed has my attention !

9/17/2014 9:36:04 AM

Corbin, KY

Great job Chris and great seed Mehdi!

9/17/2014 9:45:39 AM

Going Green

That is impressive! Great genetics there! What other factors are making that plant produce like that!

9/17/2014 9:56:48 AM

France

4.31 its 5.07 x self

9/17/2014 12:03:26 PM

British Columbia, Canada

Wow that's remarkable!

9/17/2014 1:33:35 PM

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

Mehdi, I have been sending you email but getting no response. Are you there? Is your email address here correct?

9/17/2014 6:45:07 PM

Central NY

That's nutz!!

9/17/2014 7:55:05 PM

Ely Mn

Mehdi i hope you sent me some4.31's!:)

9/17/2014 9:08:47 PM

East Carbon, Utah

Wow, that is truly remarkable! I can imagine MegaMarv pumping out two pounders on truss after truss, since for me it has been a very tall growing, productive variety. But 4 pounders? I can only imagine what vines in this lineage might produce if more aggressively thinned!

Wait a sec, we already saw that with Dan's 8.41 pounder!!!

Great seeds, don't spend 'em all in one place!

This year, Vincenzo Domingo grew 4 tomatoes on a single truss. Combined weight was over 20 lbs.!!! Keepin' my eye on that variety as well. It outperformed Big Zac, Delicious, MegaMarv, etc. for me in 2014.

9/17/2014 10:28:14 PM

France

No worries Dan ;-)
Marv, I don't have any emails from you, can't understand why

Seamfaster, have you got any photos of that awesome Domingo Truss ?

9/18/2014 3:41:13 AM

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

Mehdi:
Email me at lubadub@aol.com I need your mailing address.
Thanks. Marv

9/18/2014 8:50:58 AM

Aurora, Il

My first one with multiples on a Big Zac from Julia came in just over 2 pounds, but there are three more out in my garden on that same plant that are way bigger. Mine are still green even in the cold and getting wider every week! I am confident these plants can handle more than one fruit and grow very BIG!

9/18/2014 5:38:18 PM

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

Minnie Z. has a plant that had 9 tomatoes on it. Their average weight was just over 4 pounds.

9/18/2014 9:46:31 PM

East Carbon, Utah

I requested pictures if they were available from Vincenzo's daughter, but unfortunately she said none were taken. So I guess this means I've started and am spreading a rumor, though I have no reason to doubt the claim.

See my diary for a picture of three really big fruits on one cluster. That is Vincenzo in the background.

Already thinking about next year, maybe a second contest to see how many big ones can be grown on one plant in one season. Would be hard to verify, however.

9/18/2014 11:10:25 PM

United Kingdom

I have the same problem as Marv- cant get through to Mehdi on his current e-mail address @ wanadoo, it rejects it every single time- Mehdi- cant you transfer onto Google mail.com or Gmail.com -much more simple and reliable e-mail service ?

9/19/2014 1:39:23 AM

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

Mehdi, I agree with Michael. I was sending mail to your given email address but nothing was getting through. I was sending to the right address but you just were not getting it. Send me your home address so I can mail you something.

I have seen some Big Zac plants that got many big tomatoes on one plant. I once had 3 tomatoes over 4 pounds in one cluster. It does not happen very often but it does happen.

9/20/2014 3:00:27 PM

France

OK Marv, I m emailing you right now.
I still can't understand why I don't receive any email from you.Thank you.

9/22/2014 12:54:56 PM