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Old June 1, 2016   #196
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Tomato Weight Training.
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Old June 1, 2016   #197
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I bet she can't do 100 reps with the tomatoes. LOL Great job growing the big tomatoes.
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Old June 1, 2016   #198
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Yeah she was complaining that they were heavy. Had mommy spot her just in case she would accidentally drop it. It's so humid and hot here that i feel my chances of growing anything bigger than 3 lbs is slim. Though we still have some big maters on the vines they are nicely shaded by the foliage.. Still fingers crossed for something bigger than 3 lbs.
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Old June 1, 2016   #199
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You should be proud of those. What is really nice is we can see your daughter is having as much fun as you.
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Old June 3, 2016   #200
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Megabloom on my Michael's Portuguese Monster.
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Old June 3, 2016   #201
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Opportunity knocks. Will you prune off all of the smaller blossoms on that cluster?
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Old June 3, 2016   #202
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3 flower mega on one of my chapmans!

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Old June 3, 2016   #203
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Chapman is my last best hope so this is encouraging. No blossoms yet, it was traumatized in the same hailstorm that got my two Terhunes.

Great thread and a lot of good things happening for Team Tomatoville and the big maters.
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Old June 3, 2016   #204
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It only takes one Ricky.

Out of 5 plants I have dedicated to giants, I only have one total megabloom after 1 month worth of flower production.

Of course my regular size tomato varieties have about 12 total lol.
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Old June 5, 2016   #205
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Those are some prime maters she's bench pressing. What types are they; and do you have any tips for success?
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Old June 7, 2016   #206
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This Terhune started to blush. It has a wound on the bottom, the blush started around that. It is somewhere between 4-5lbs.
The Belmonster is larger and not blushing, I have it wrapped in leaves to keep it from ripening.
I have another Terhune which is growing like crazy, it has potential to be a big tomato.

Too early to tell yet on my BZ's , growing good, so I have my fingers crossed.
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Old June 7, 2016   #207
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I bet that dude from Soldotna, doubting your weights last year, is following this thread closely.
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Old June 7, 2016   #208
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What is the history of the Terhune? I assume it is an heirloom variety but where did it come from. What has it grown so far as to size? And finally, where do I obtain seed for next year?
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Old June 7, 2016   #209
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Ricky, that scrawny Terhune is embarrassing anyway, however... the Belmonster lurks in the shadows. LOL
It's just about having fun, I grow tomatoes to sell and eat.
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Old June 7, 2016   #210
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Lub, I got my original seed from Marianna. It is supposed to be a PL variety, but mine is not, I never get a PL, so it is stable, and a mystery, it's pink too.
I got a 5.42 with 3 tomatoes on a plant I have one going now that should be a big one, much larger than the puny one in the photo, it is 5-6 fused together. I will send you some seed if you want it. The Terhune I have throws many fused blooms, much more than BZ, so I am crossing it with Fabrice's OP BZ line, as well as Delicious which grows huge globes for me.
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