The 2012 Ugly Tomato Contest - Page 8

Medbury Gardens · September 9, 2012

I reckon a poll should run at the end of this Northern hemisphere growing season to actually decide which is the ugliest tomato.

Maybe even us in southern hemisphere could have a contest also?

Mudman · September 9, 2012

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Originally Posted by Medbury Gardens

I reckon a poll should run at the end of this Northern hemisphere growing season to actually decide which is the ugliest tomato.

Maybe even us in southern hemisphere could have a contest also?

Yep, I was planning on putting up a poll at the end of the season. Now I just need to know when that is...

Medbury Gardens · September 9, 2012

Go on Mike pick a day when it starts

Worth1 · September 10, 2012

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Originally Posted by Mudman

Yep, I was planning on putting up a poll at the end of the season. Now I just need to know when that is...

The poll should start and end on January first a year later that way everyone can get in on the act.

Wirth

Mudman · September 10, 2012

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Originally Posted by Worth1

The poll should start and end on January first a year later that way everyone can get in on the act.

Wirth

That is what I was kind of thinking. With so many different growing seasons it would make sense to just cut off at the calendar year. So even though it started late I will end on Jan. 1st for this year.

babice · September 10, 2012

Good idea! I've still got mostly green ones. One of them is looking like it might be a contender for this contest. We'll see!

jibwaylarry · September 10, 2012

Pucker up! Not much taste, but worth the effort!

Larry

kath · September 11, 2012

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Originally Posted by jibwaylarry

Pucker up! Not much taste, but worth the effort!

Larry

Ok, that one's icky yet funny, Larry- think I have a new favorite.

**carolyn137** · September 11, 2012

Would that I had some tomatoes this season that could aspire to ugliness, but alas, only a few cherry varieties and one pink heart, which was a heart and NOT ugly.Temp was 39F this AM, but perhaps a few more weeks with higher temps, so fingers and toes crossed.

or

as the situation unfolds.

I'm telling you, some of those ugly heart shaped ones need cardiac surgery ASAP.

Tania · September 11, 2012

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Originally Posted by jibwaylarry

Pucker up! Not much taste, but worth the effort!

Larry

Larry, it is awesome!

RobinB · September 11, 2012

Oh, Larry I love it! I don't know what I would have done if I had seen that thing growing on one of my tomato plants. The "warts" around the "lips" make it extra scary! Eeeeeewwww!

jibwaylarry · September 11, 2012

Kath, Tania, Robin, thanks! I just found the tag that was with the plant when I bought it: "Hawaiian Pineapple" by Sweetwater nursery in Sebastopol, CA. Not quite what I pictured when I stuck it into the pot...

Larry

Worth1 · September 11, 2012

We dont grow ugly tomatoes here in the estate gardens.

If one starts to appear as though it is going to be ugly it gets sent off to charm school and plastic surgery.

Worth

Mudman · September 11, 2012

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Originally Posted by Worth1

We dont grow ugly tomatoes here in the estate gardens.

If one starts to appear as though it is going to be ugly it gets sent off to charm school and plastic surgery.

Worth

Funny, I know that in the past I (and I am sure many others) have culled out any fused blossoms because they don't end up looking too nice. But now I am sure many are rethinking that approach. Now those tomatoes may mean bragging rights!

SEAMSFASTER · September 13, 2012

Think COLON and related. That's gotta evoke "UGLY".

Or perhaps it's some grotesque beetle larva. Purple Calabash.

September 9, 2012	#106
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	I reckon a poll should run at the end of this Northern hemisphere growing season to actually decide which is the ugliest tomato. Maybe even us in southern hemisphere could have a contest also? __________________ Richard

September 9, 2012	#108
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	Go on Mike pick a day when it starts __________________ Richard

September 11, 2012	#114
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Would that I had some tomatoes this season that could aspire to ugliness, but alas, only a few cherry varieties and one pink heart, which was a heart and NOT ugly.Temp was 39F this AM, but perhaps a few more weeks with higher temps, so fingers and toes crossed. or as the situation unfolds. I'm telling you, some of those ugly heart shaped ones need cardiac surgery ASAP. __________________ Carolyn

September 10, 2012	#111
babice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 643	Good idea! I've still got mostly green ones. One of them is looking like it might be a contender for this contest. We'll see!

September 11, 2012	#116
RobinB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Near Reno, NV Posts: 1,621	Oh, Larry I love it! I don't know what I would have done if I had seen that thing growing on one of my tomato plants. The "warts" around the "lips" make it extra scary! Eeeeeewwww!

September 11, 2012	#117
jibwaylarry Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: san francisco, CA Posts: 4	Kath, Tania, Robin, thanks! I just found the tag that was with the plant when I bought it: "Hawaiian Pineapple" by Sweetwater nursery in Sebastopol, CA. Not quite what I pictured when I stuck it into the pot... Larry

September 11, 2012	#118
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	We dont grow ugly tomatoes here in the estate gardens. If one starts to appear as though it is going to be ugly it gets sent off to charm school and plastic surgery. Worth