Biggest and Best Tasting Tomato Competition Tomorrow

heirloomtomaguy · July 30, 2016

If anyone lives anywhere near Upland CA there will be a competition for the Biggest and Best Tasting Tomato tomorrow at 10 am at Mt. Fuji Garden Center 1555 West Foothill Blvd. I have about 8 different cherries and 4 or so larger tomatoes i will be entering in the competition. Not sure how many applicants there will be but i have a few secret weapons in my arsenal and i think i got a pretty good shot at the Best Tasting catergory. First prize gets a Trophy and a 25 dollar gift certificate.

MissS · July 30, 2016

Good Luck to you!!! I wish that I could be there.

NarnianGarden · July 30, 2016

Sounds fun! Are the winners chosen by a panel of judges, or voted by the public?

Gerardo · July 30, 2016

I have a feeling you will win. Buena Suerte!

Sydney Grower · July 30, 2016

HTG,

You will be seriously tough competition!

Do we need to handicap you to give others a chance?

Have fun

Carl

Ricky Shaw · July 30, 2016

Be sure to plug Tomatoville in your acceptance speech. Take pics and good luck.

Labradors2 · July 30, 2016

Oh what fun! Wish I could be there!

Good luck

Linda

ginger2778 · July 30, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gerardo

I have a feeling you will win. Buena Suerte!

I love the spanish lessons I get from some of your posts.

HTG- I wish you the best, but you won't need it, you're going to win.

Father'sDaughter · July 30, 2016

Good luck! And after it's over, come back and tell us what your "secret weapons" were!

dfollett · July 30, 2016

Best of luck, my friend.

heirloomtomaguy · July 30, 2016

Alright everyone so the tomatoes were judged by a panel of three, two of which were brothers who owned the nursery as well as the wife of one of the owners. First prize in each category recieved a trophy as well as a 20 dollar gift certificate. Second prize won a red ribbon and a 15 dollar certificate. Third won a white ribbon and a 10 dollar certificate. Both my Wife and I as well as my 6 year old twin Son and Daughter entered 1 tomato each in both catergories. It was pretty small but there were about a dozen or so of us that entered tomatoes. I felt kind of bad but we swept the competition and won every prize. In the largest tomato catergory we were the only ones who entered so it was an easy win. I had not even planned on entering the largest competition but entered a few of the larger tomatoes for fun. I won First with a Moya Noire, my daughter won second with a RAF Fimande, and my Son won third with a Sgt. Pepper. Woohoo. As for the tastiest competition I won First with Esterina F1, my Wife won Second with one od Dan Follett's experimental micro dwarfs (11/12×F3-3 PL), and my Daughter won third with Sun Gold F1. When they announced the winners of the heaviest tomato prizes everyone clapped for my kids and i but when they announced the winners of the tastiest tomatoes the crowd went silent. Thats when i started feeling bad because there were some sweet older ladies in the crowd. They were nice but the others went cold. Who new a small tomato competition would be so serious. Anyway i had fun and my kids, especially my Son who really helps me in the garden, said "Dad winning the ribbon changed my life". Im not going to lie he got me a bit misty. It was the way he said it and the tone he used it really warmed my heart. Any how here are some pics of our win. In the tomato picture ours were the 4 on the right side.

BigVanVader · July 30, 2016

Congrats dude! Awesome that your kids are involved. I wouldn't feel bad, I mean your tomatoes are better because of the effort you put in. Those trophies are cool as well. I need me a tomato trophy

NarnianGarden · July 30, 2016

Wow, congrats!! Not really a surprise, lol. There must be something special in the soil and amendments used, with such a landslide victory!
Any notice on the varieties grown by your competitors?

PS. Never heard of Esterina - if it has potential to be so tasty, I'll have to add it to my wishlist..

Worth1 · July 30, 2016

Great news and I agree sometimes it isn't good to win if it makes you feel bad about the losers.

Reminds me of the nonofficial biscuit competition I inadvertently entered and won when I was 28.
Some of the older ladies weren't happy at all.

I am glad your children had a great time.

Worth

rhoder551 · July 30, 2016

Congratulations...that sounds fun. Those are really nice looking trophies.

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heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	Biggest and Best Tasting Tomato Competition Tomorrow If anyone lives anywhere near Upland CA there will be a competition for the Biggest and Best Tasting Tomato tomorrow at 10 am at Mt. Fuji Garden Center 1555 West Foothill Blvd. I have about 8 different cherries and 4 or so larger tomatoes i will be entering in the competition. Not sure how many applicants there will be but i have a few secret weapons in my arsenal and i think i got a pretty good shot at the Best Tasting catergory. First prize gets a Trophy and a 25 dollar gift certificate. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

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MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,149	Good Luck to you!!! I wish that I could be there. __________________ ~ Patti ~

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NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Wow, congrats!! Not really a surprise, lol. There must be something special in the soil and amendments used, with such a landslide victory! Any notice on the varieties grown by your competitors? PS. Never heard of Esterina - if it has potential to be so tasty, I'll have to add it to my wishlist.. Last edited by NarnianGarden; July 30, 2016 at 05:56 PM.

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Gerardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego-Tijuana Posts: 2,598	I have a feeling you will win. Buena Suerte!

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Sydney Grower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 122	HTG, You will be seriously tough competition! Do we need to handicap you to give others a chance? Have fun Carl

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Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	Be sure to plug Tomatoville in your acceptance speech. Take pics and good luck.

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Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,895	Oh what fun! Wish I could be there! Good luck Linda

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Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	Good luck! And after it's over, come back and tell us what your "secret weapons" were!

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dfollett Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 693	Best of luck, my friend.

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BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Congrats dude! Awesome that your kids are involved. I wouldn't feel bad, I mean your tomatoes are better because of the effort you put in. Those trophies are cool as well. I need me a tomato trophy

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Great news and I agree sometimes it isn't good to win if it makes you feel bad about the losers. Reminds me of the nonofficial biscuit competition I inadvertently entered and won when I was 28. Some of the older ladies weren't happy at all. I am glad your children had a great time. Worth

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rhoder551 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 219	Congratulations...that sounds fun. Those are really nice looking trophies.