Bibliography of Giant Tomato References
 

Bibliography of Giant Tomato References

Anyone with info sources on growing large tomatoes other then those source listed below please post them.

BOOKS:
How to grow giant vegetables / Bowcock, Colin 1980 p. 63-66

How to grow giant vegetables / Lavery, Bernard/ 1995 p.35-40

The New York TimesMagazines:
Organic gardening./ what to feed a giant/ 8/1972 pg 38-42

Southern living./Champion vegetables/Bender, Steve
10/1995 pg 94;

Organic gardening/Grow your biggest tomatoes ever!/ By: Chaplin, Lois Trigg./ Nov95, Vol. 42 Issue 8, p30, 6p, 9c;

Newspaper Articles
The Washington post " The Way To Get Big Tomatoes"
Jan 28, 1912 pg SM8

The Washington Post"Food Experts Dispute Value Of Own Home-Grown Tomatoes"Aug 19, 1943. p. B1

Christian Science Monitor"Chilean grows big, big tomato"
Feb 19, 1966. p. 3

The Times London," Tomato weighing 4lb at show" Oct 5 1974 page 5
hristian Science Monitor"Producing record breakers in the plant world; Around the Garden New Guinness book Growing guidelines Lists of specimens "Aug 19, 1977. p. 21

The Wisconsin State Journal, "Tomato earns fame for local gardener",
April 8, 1986 sec. 5 p. 7
The New York Times"Pain and passion mark the quest for big tomato" Sept 1 1987 pg. B1
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, "Killer TOMATOES The man to beat Gordon Graham" June 11, 1993, sec P p.1.

The Oklahoman,"Tomato Growers Eyeing Record" , March 26 1993, p.97.

The Oklahoman, "Fe Fi fo that Tomato is Huge" March 23 1993, p.57.

The New York Times," A Tomato Champion Wins Again; 'Anyone can do it,' says a grower of giant tomatoes." .: Sep 25, 1994. pg. N_J_9, 1 pgs

The New York Times,"In Long Branch, She Grows Tomatoes the Size of Footballs; ON THE MAP" Jun 23, 1996. pg. NJ3, 1 pgs
The New York Times,"Contest for Big Tomatoes Coming Back, Even Bigger"Aug 16, 1998. p. NJ6
The New York Times,"That's One Big Tomato, And It Wins a Prize",Sep 6, 1998. pg. NJ5, 1 pgs





TV Transcripts
CBS THIS MORNING, "Gordon Graham, Grower of the Worlds Biggest Tomato"
March 28 1990 (7:00 am)

How to grow world record tomatos - written by Charles Wilber. I'm not sure if Mr. Wilber still holds the current record.

geo Wilbur's record was for plant size only and he does not hold it any more. the current record is 65 ft i doubt it will fall soon. Since the references I posted are all for tomato size not plant size. Nice try, but you will need to search a bit more. I know of several reference I did not include but those did not have enough growing info, historical relevance or other info I found would help those interested in growing a record or prize winner at local fair or weighoff.