Tomato Growing Competition 2012

A rough guide to the weight of big tomatoes based upon their circumference:

 

they're big uns...best start praying....

 

hi scrungee, as u know i mixed my phils fantastic up, could u send me seeds again next year, i could give u seeds from a tomato of 400 grams which were golden jubilee

 

didnt take a picture of it i ate it

 

Starting to get some results.. finally..

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But a long long way to go !

 

Right, here's my big one!
This looks like being the biggest of my Beefmaster. Mine seem to have peaked early, there are still several more to be picked, but this looks to be the biggest of the lot.




The weigh in.



So at a healthy 12oz (350g), this is the one to beat. I'm calling it my '¾ pounder'.
I'm sure many of you have several monster tomatoes lurking out there which will surpass this one, so I'll enjoy my brief moment in the limelight while it lasts.

 

Nice one Trunky a nice big red un.....they way things are going it won't be such a brief moment....good on ye

 

My biggest is growing very slowly, but now needs supporting:



And yet another ugly one:

 

Feeding mine with a very diluted "comfrey tea" every other day, still no sign of ripening, my dark horse is just 1/2" smaller in circumferance than my original contenders AND still expanding at a rapid rate, might just give Angelina a run for her money?

 

I'll be weighing in my Big Zog soon.

 

Re: weighing
Whilst I in no way doubt the and integrity of each and everyone of you in the competition , I can honestly confess that I have cocked up a cake before now -
because my scales weren't correctly set at zero before I did my weighing.
I will repeat I trust you all but weight is part of the formula isn't it?
Jenny

 

Don't reckon any of mine will be ready until the end of September.

I thought the way Trunky did it in post #143 above was perfect, but was it grown inside or outside? (I'm doing both - inside in a polytunnel which I assume is classed as 'under glass' + outside in pots)...

 

Does it really matter? it's a "FUN" comp and who would want to cheat?

I suggest a piccie of your best will suffice (except Angelina? Joking)

I may end up with the "biggest" green tomato chutney but that's all part of it, we spur each other on and have a bit of friendly banter along the way? We all want to win though...... reminds me........ order red paint for one of my onions!