Author Topic: Tomato growing competition for 2012..biggest fruit, just for fun (Read 78215 times)

sunloving · « **Reply #340 on:** September 29, 2012, 08:25:37 »

Well after a totally jinxed year for growing the big uns im looking at the trophy now and thinking that we should have a cut of date of 1st October. So last call for photos on scales and tht last check of the gh for the hidden beauties.

x sunloving

Jeannine · « **Reply #341 on:** September 29, 2012, 19:06:59 »

Okey dokey, I still have a few plants in pots with some decent sizes on, one is threatening my first big one which has surprised me as I thought I was done a few weeks ago. I am waiting till it ripens though and as it is outside it is doing so but slowly. Our weather is still sunny so I did intend to leave it till the very last minute but I doubt it will be done by October 1st. There could be some others in the same boat perhaps? I would be either inclined to wait till the end of October just in case or alternatively take a vote and if everyone thinks they are done then go for it..

As a reminder to everyone my original post did say they had to be shown on digital scales and they could be green if need be .

Good luck everyone..

XX Jeannine

galina · « **Reply #342 on:** September 29, 2012, 22:11:30 »

I dropped my big one just before weighing it. Sorry about the split, but I don't think it affected the weight.

This Large Barred Boar fruit was from a daisy type flower and weighs just a titch under a pound. The other fruits on the plants are half that size or less.

sunloving · « **Reply #343 on:** September 30, 2012, 08:25:33 »

Oh okay lets make it 1st Novemebr then to let all the late bloomers do their stuff.
good luck x Sunloving

peanuts · « **Reply #344 on:** October 09, 2012, 14:09:51 »

I think I've beaten myself! We've been away a week, and I've just been out to pick cherry and sungold tomatoes. I noticed this one, not yet red, but I wanted to pick most of the rest as many of the leaves are starting to get blight now. It seemed really heavy so I brought it in to weigh it - and it certainly is!

peanuts · « **Reply #345 on:** October 09, 2012, 15:26:54 »

Sorry, should have said - it is another Délice de Burpée! Realised that what I posted might have made it look like it was a cherry or Sungold - not very likely!!!

saddad · « **Reply #346 on:** October 11, 2012, 12:22:43 »

I've had a couple of Yellow Oxheart in the 1-1 1/2 lbs 550-600 grams ...

sunloving · « **Reply #347 on:** October 31, 2012, 09:02:54 »

Right last call for photos on scales. It looks like peanut has won both first and second place with burpees delicious

unless someone is holding on to the winning photo. Well done. Most of the rest of us managed a pound which was pretty good going considering the season we had.

So last call for whoppers!
x Sunloving

sunloving · « **Reply #348 on:** November 03, 2012, 08:41:27 »

Preliminary 2012 Allotments 4 all biggest tomato contest results (only photos on scales appear in the list)

1 Peanut 2lbs 1/8ozs Burpees delicious
2. Peanut 1lb 14oz Burpees delicious
3. Jeannine 1lb 8 oz Rachel Sebastians ball bag
4. Squash64 1lb Giant Navikova + Me (Sunloving) 1lb Burpees delicious
6. Gallina 15 3/4oz Large barred boar
7. Manics 9oz Oxheart?

So final call for challengers for the trophy- xSunloving

gazza1960 · « **Reply #349 on:** November 03, 2012, 09:58:26 »

naaaaaaaaaaaaaaa my 9oz zak was me bestest effort but im still sitting here choked up with Jeannines ...........

sebastians ball bag.......is that a double fruit variety jeannine....and does it hang naturally are are they supported.......

Gazza

manicscousers · « **Reply #350 on:** November 05, 2012, 09:53:34 »

I got a 1 lb one on page 17, still not big enough or as impressive as some of the others

Ninnyscrops. · « **Reply #351 on:** November 06, 2012, 22:58:36 »

Well done Peanuts!

I think I peaked too early with my (Jeannine's) Brandywine last year.

For longevity though, and we've had a few frosts, still got a couple of dare I say .................Gardener's Delight on the vines that I'm still picking daily, not for much longer as the greenhouse isn't heated.

Ninnys

sunloving · « **Reply #352 on:** November 09, 2012, 11:21:30 »

Final 2012 Allotments 4 all biggest tomato contest results (only photos on scales appear in the list) Updated list. Peanuts is the clear winner with first and second places going to her Burpees delicious well done, the trophy is parcelled up and ready to post tommorow.
What a year! What shall we jinx next?

1 Peanut 2lbs 1/8ozs Burpees delicious
2. Peanut 1lb 14oz Burpees delicious
3. Jeannine 1lb 8 oz Rachel Sebastians ball bag
4. Squash64 1lb Giant Navikova + Me (Sunloving) 1lb Burpees delicious +manics 1lb
7. Gallina 15 3/4oz Large barred boar
8.Fitzsies dad 11oz Marmande+Davyw 11oz
10. Gazza 9oz 3 Big Zak
11. Manics 9oz Oxheart?

- xSunloving

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grawrc · « **Reply #353 on:** November 09, 2012, 12:44:12 »

Well done the victors!! Looks like Burpees delicious gets results!!

Jayb · « **Reply #354 on:** November 09, 2012, 12:52:41 »

Congratulations Peanut, two smashing tomatoes

Well done all

peanuts · « **Reply #355 on:** November 09, 2012, 12:58:07 »

Thank you! We used to enjoy entering produce and cooking in our local village show when we lived in Hertfordshire. Nothing like it here in our part of SW France - except really important cheese competitions for professional farming producers (mostly sheep's cheese from the mountains).
So to be able to enter by photos is great and fun.
Here is the winning tomato sliced in vinaigrette, which we took with us ready-to-eat for a three-day trip to northern Spain. It took three days to eat it all too, and it was delicious in fact as well as name!

Squash64 · « **Reply #356 on:** November 09, 2012, 13:24:30 »

Congratulations Peanut, a brilliant result!

galina · « **Reply #357 on:** November 09, 2012, 13:28:38 »

Glad to see the winning tomato after it had turned red! MMMM!
Congratulations from me too

goodlife · « **Reply #358 on:** November 09, 2012, 13:45:05 »

Well done you!

Worhy winner!
My growing season was totally 'peanuts'..

..hardly any toms.

Debs · « **Reply #359 on:** November 10, 2012, 08:33:07 »

I've been missed off the list (silently sobbing)

My tomato (p.17 Neve's Azorean Red) weighed 1lb 1.5 oz

Debs

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