wrennie, pea, alaskan and MHG we need to chat about the contest. I need your email addresses. I have MHG's. The rest of you please write me at oh2flyatclearwiredotnet (remove the at and dot, insert@ .)

Dont forget to check your junkmail folder in case we get filtered there.

I just thought of something that could come up if a bunch of really big maters show up. Look at this side view of my mater from last year. It is about off the chart and it isn't quite 2 lbs. If we get bigger, we may need to use a ruler standing up behind the tomato. Not a deal breaker as far as the chart goes. We may have to tweak the chart thing as we go. It is kind of cool actually to think we need a bigger chart. After reading that article, big tomatoes are becoming more popular.

Yoo Hoo Dave,

I was just reading Idigmygarden tomatoe contest. Wasn't that cool how that guy changed that scale? Boy, you thought it was bad here, but they sound like some cheating dudes over there. I was laughing. OH MY!

How did that guy change that pic like that?

I missed it. gotta go look
Okay I looked. You can't use weight for these types of contests unless we were all at the same place using the same scale in front of each other. That's why we decided to go by combined height and width.

Yeah, I understand that, I was just curious how you can change the pic like that. Well, I'm dumb, so I wouldn't understand how it was done even after you told me. It is so cool that some people are so good at this tech stuff.

Did you get your secret seed yet? Did you get a Big Zac seed to try? I hope so! You'll be able to grow a pretty one! I'm counting on you!

If I told you it wouldn't be a secret now would it? I am taking grid's challenge seriously and will grow something big. Our rules are going to state we must include the names of our varieties when we enter. So, secrets will all be divulged. My judges are smart, too. So, don't claim it's a Sungold when it is a big zac Not that any of us would cheat

Not Selling this info, just sharing it! Minnie Zaccaria is the mommy of that Big Dude. That's ONE tomato in her hand. OH MY!

Pic gone

we all know you are going to grow big zac for it's intrinsic beauty, right?

Man, you know I'm not growing that ugly thing! I only grow pretty tomatos. remember? HaHa Should I take the pic off? I was only posting it for you anyway? Don't want any lawyers showing up at my door! I'm in my pajamas!

I put in a request for some Gold Medal tomato seed from the OG seed bank. That is one pretty tomato.
I also got some Winsall in a seed trade and someone is sending me Church tomato seed.
My Big Tomato seed list is growing. Now I just need to grow the Big Tomato!

Thanks for that, learn sumptin new everyday. But Im not only gona start big zac, but delcious as well and for a 3rd, morgage lifter, if I can manage to prune the plant down to one branch, I think I can get that one up to size as well.
As for Eric posting a manipulated pic of somebody elses tomato, Glad to see it wont be part or our contest, here and at Idig.

And a hearty "Amen" to that my friend!

Blanesgarden pruning is not requred to get good size tomato off large variety. what is required is proper growing pratices as for the pruning you describe will most likely decrease the size of prospective fruit instead increasing it like you might want.

Another, "Amen"!