Author Topic: Biggest tomato competition for 2013 , sign up here!! (Read 25441 times)

Jeannine · « **on:** February 16, 2013, 10:39:06 »

Following the super turnout for the biggest tomato for 2012, here we go again folks, remember it is just for fun, only a couple of rules.

Open to anyone on the forum.
The comp will run from now till the end of the season.
Your prize winning darling must be displayed on a digital scales and a photograph posted.
It can be any shape or colour even green.

I presume everyone will help everyone else as they did last year if seeds are hard to find for biggies, we are all such good folks that we even help out fellow competitors. I have spares for sure.

So get cracking tomato growers and don't forget to keep sharing news with is from the get go about sowing, pricking out etc and of course which ones you will be growing, I will keep a list going as the info comes in.

I shall be growing Hoy this year for my main one but Rachel Sebastian's Ball Bag did so good for me last year that she will get another look in and I think I will grow Church.

New to tomatoes,not sure what to do, just ask, you are all welcome to join in

Perhaps Jayb could make this a sticky as we did last year .

Good Luck to us all.

XX Jeannine

peanuts · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2013, 17:10:05 »

I have some saved seed from our Délice de Burpée (Delicious Burpee) which won me 1st and 2nd place in 2012! As it is available in UK I presume it will grow well there, as well as in SW France where we grow it outdoors, with minimal care and attention.
Following the discussion about it being better not to save seed from a truss with outsize tomatoes, I only kept seed from the less huge ones. I've not kept that much, but I could let people have 3 or four seeds perhaps if you send me a private message.
We've had rain every day here for more than 6 weeks, so I've not remotely got myself into thinking about sowing seeds. There has been well over 4m of snow in the mountains near us as well. Today has been a sunny warm day though, so I'm trying to work out whether I should plant shallots in saturated soil - probably best to leave them a week or two!

Jayb · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2013, 12:05:06 »

Stickied and moved here from the Shed, hope you agree?

I'm just sorting out what Tom's I'm going to sow this year, I hope to add a couple of biggy types. I think I may try a PG selection although not much luck last season! I'll post back when when sown.

manicscousers · « **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2013, 18:08:39 »

Yes, please. I still have some 'handbag ' tomatoes if you'd like some, Jeannine. They haven't been grown on their own so, would they have crossed?

slyfox-mal · « **Reply #4 on:** February 19, 2013, 18:39:32 »

i dont mind giving it a go shall be growing big zak and delicious

Squash64 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 19, 2013, 18:42:04 »

I'd like to join in again please.

goodlife · « **Reply #6 on:** February 19, 2013, 18:43:17 »

Ohh....I'm very tempted...I need to do my tomato sowing plan soon to see what room I'm going to have in GH.

galina · « **Reply #7 on:** February 21, 2013, 08:19:51 »

No promises yet, but I will grow a big variety and we'll see what it does.

manicscousers · « **Reply #8 on:** February 21, 2013, 17:15:20 »

seeds sown

ruud · « **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2013, 17:58:04 »

Okee count me in.I will open my box of tomatoes to see witch one i will grow.I have some russians who did well last year.

peanuts · « **Reply #10 on:** February 23, 2013, 08:58:12 »

As it is snowing outside at the moment, it is nice to think about summer, and tomatoes! This week I sowed three different varieties - the Délice de Burpée from last year (but I won't enter that again this year, once is enough!), plus some San Pedro (from Daveylamp) which are fairly big I think, and some "Des Andes", a long cornet-shaped tomato, from a friend locally. I'll also buy just one grafted tomato plant, of an ordinary sort, and one cherry tomato plant. I was going to do my usual Sungold than found I hadn't any left, and you can't buy them here. I like them very much, but I'm happy to have a change this year. If I really miss them, I'll make sure I buy them next winter. But they are expensive!
Happy growing everyone!

manicscousers · « **Reply #11 on:** February 26, 2013, 11:27:25 »

We have 3 handbag, 3 black krim and one I have labelled big challenge up today, happy days

gavinjconway · « **Reply #12 on:** March 03, 2013, 17:57:01 »

I'm in then!!

Jayb · « **Reply #13 on:** April 17, 2013, 08:08:08 »

Yes please

I've got 3 plants growing with about 4 leaves each so far,
Giant PG (from Medwyn's)
5.32 Lyons
4.29 Timm
(I'm not sure if I've written the last two correctly, seeds were gifted by Dandytown and Slyfox-mal - thankyou

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gazza1960 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 17, 2013, 09:55:10 »

count me in please.

Gazza

Nigel B · « **Reply #15 on:** April 17, 2013, 11:01:34 »

I'd better get my name down, just in case.
I have no idea what variety I'll be using because after sowing my seeds and trying to be clever by using the computer to keep track of what's what, the file corrupted.
So, unknown variety, bags full of hope though. :-)

galina · « **Reply #16 on:** April 17, 2013, 11:26:12 »

Quote from: Nigel B on April 17, 2013, 11:01:34

So, unknown variety, bags full of hope though. :-)

Variety 'Bags full of Hope' has a lovely ring to it

Nigel B · « **Reply #17 on:** April 17, 2013, 11:55:55 »

Quote from: galina on April 17, 2013, 11:26:12

Variety 'Bags full of Hope' has a lovely ring to it

:wave.gif: That would be cool!

goodlife · « **Reply #18 on:** April 17, 2013, 13:34:36 »

I've got 1 'giant' tomato seedling growing and I shall enter to our comp with that

Thanks to Dandytown for the seed last year

Deb P · « **Reply #19 on:** April 17, 2013, 20:20:24 »

I must be mad, all my plants are way behind last year but go on then..........

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