I Just Joined The 4.00 Pound Club - Page 2

Mojave · July 24, 2013

Congratulations Julia! That's one huge and beautiful tomato, wow!

My goodness, my brother weighed less at birth!

RebelRidin · July 24, 2013

WOW. Just WOW!

Congratulations Julia!!!!!

MissS · July 24, 2013

Oh, right now I am doing the HAPPY DANCE for you! How thrilled you must be. What a gorgeous tomato you have grown. You have surpassed your goal, now let us hope that you WIN!

Now you can allow that plant to grow some more matters for you to eat. Let us all know how they taste. Or are you one of those people who does not care to eat them?

Tania · July 25, 2013

Julia, congratulations - that's a huge tomato! I hope it tastes good.

My personal record was nowhere near yours

Delerium · July 31, 2013

Hi Julia!

Congratulations on your 4 lb tomato! I wish i could grow one that size. Do you single stem your plants and prune the flowers to only the largest flowers?

Chris76 · July 31, 2013

That's awesome. I am new here and new to growing. If I have half the success you have, I'll be in good shape! Congrats!!

PA_Julia · July 31, 2013

Hi Delerium,

I prune to two stems. The stem with the tomato is allowed to grow while the other is topped at four feet.

All suckers are removed.

At the beginning of the season I look for the first truss that forms at approx 2 to 3 feet up on the plant.

If I'm lucky I'll have a megabloom on that truss as well, otherwise I will still ensure that a large flower gets pollinated on that truss and pray that the subsequent tomato will grow large, very very large.

Alfredo · July 31, 2013

That is seriously amazing...really nice work. ~Alfredo

lycomania · August 1, 2013

Incredible tomato, Julia! Congratulations!!

riceke · August 1, 2013

You are going to save the seeds from it aren't you?

linzelu100 · August 1, 2013

Congrats! I've never had anything near that big. A very pretty one too.

PA_Julia · August 1, 2013

Thank you again everyone!!

Yes, I'm saving seeds from my 3.22 LB, 4.01 LB and my latest 4.025 LB tomatoes.

I still have three more growing that have the potential of going very large.

Redbaron · August 1, 2013

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Originally Posted by PA_Julia

Thank you again everyone!!

Yes, I'm saving seeds from my 3.22 LB, 4.01 LB and my latest 4.025 LB tomatoes.

I still have three more growing that have the potential of going very large.

You said you were going to do it this spring before a single thing was planted. And you did exactly what you said. My hat's off to you. respect!

PA_Julia · August 1, 2013

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Originally Posted by Redbaron

You said you were going to do it this spring before a single thing was planted. And you did exactly what you said. My hat's off to you. respect!

Thank you Redbaron, that means alot.

I put my mind to it, absorbed copious amounts of information which is always ongoing and then I put into practice what I learned.

The results speak for themselves.

I stand on those results.

Thank you again.

efisakov · August 1, 2013

What is NEXT?

July 24, 2013	#16
Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	Congratulations Julia! That's one huge and beautiful tomato, wow! My goodness, my brother weighed less at birth! __________________ Bill _______________________________________________ When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir Believe those who seek the Truth: Doubt those who find it. -André Gide

July 24, 2013	#17
RebelRidin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Maryland's Eastern Shore Posts: 993	WOW. Just WOW! Congratulations Julia!!!!! __________________ George _____________________________ "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure." Thomas Jefferson, 1787

July 24, 2013	#18
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,146	Oh, right now I am doing the HAPPY DANCE for you! How thrilled you must be. What a gorgeous tomato you have grown. You have surpassed your goal, now let us hope that you WIN! Now you can allow that plant to grow some more matters for you to eat. Let us all know how they taste. Or are you one of those people who does not care to eat them? __________________ ~ Patti ~

July 25, 2013	#19
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Julia, congratulations - that's a huge tomato! I hope it tastes good. My personal record was nowhere near yours __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

July 31, 2013	#22
PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	Hi Delerium, I prune to two stems. The stem with the tomato is allowed to grow while the other is topped at four feet. All suckers are removed. At the beginning of the season I look for the first truss that forms at approx 2 to 3 feet up on the plant. If I'm lucky I'll have a megabloom on that truss as well, otherwise I will still ensure that a large flower gets pollinated on that truss and pray that the subsequent tomato will grow large, very very large. __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013

July 31, 2013	#20
Delerium Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: California Posts: 942	Hi Julia! Congratulations on your 4 lb tomato! I wish i could grow one that size. Do you single stem your plants and prune the flowers to only the largest flowers?

July 31, 2013	#21
Chris76 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Azusa, ca Posts: 1	That's awesome. I am new here and new to growing. If I have half the success you have, I'll be in good shape! Congrats!!

July 31, 2013	#23
Alfredo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Clifton, NJ Posts: 554	That is seriously amazing...really nice work. ~Alfredo

August 1, 2013	#24
lycomania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Zone 5b Posts: 179	Incredible tomato, Julia! Congratulations!!

August 1, 2013	#25
riceke Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Snellville, GA Posts: 346	You are going to save the seeds from it aren't you? __________________ *Ken*

August 1, 2013	#26
linzelu100 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Virginia Posts: 447	Congrats! I've never had anything near that big. A very pretty one too. __________________ Lindsey

August 1, 2013	#30
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	What is NEXT? __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”