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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Squash64 on September 18, 2011, 17:57:38

Title: Shirley's big tomato
Post by: Squash64 on September 18, 2011, 17:57:38
Shirl won the 'heaviest tomato' class with this one today

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It weighed 1lb 7oz.
Title: Re: Shirley's big tomato
Post by: Bugloss2009 on September 18, 2011, 18:06:02
difficult to tell where Shirley's head ends and the tomato begins..... :o
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Post by: grannyjanny on September 18, 2011, 18:32:01
Well done Shirl. What a whopper ;D.
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Post by: manicscousers on September 18, 2011, 19:23:43
brill that, Shirl,  ;D
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Post by: Duke Ellington on September 18, 2011, 19:42:14
Ooohh that's a beauty!!

Duke
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Post by: pumkinlover on September 18, 2011, 20:27:11
That's a great tomato ;D
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Post by: plainleaf on September 18, 2011, 21:51:07
1 lbs 7oz not that bad but not real show stopper.
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Post by: betula on September 18, 2011, 23:01:44
Well done Shirl.............you are the Tomato Queen ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: lorna on September 19, 2011, 07:34:47
Wow!! Well done Shirl.
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Post by: Jayb on September 19, 2011, 15:20:17
What a beauty, thanks for the photo and well done Shirl.
Do you know what variety Shirl grew?
Title: Re: Shirley's big tomato
Post by: Squash64 on September 19, 2011, 15:38:07
Quote from: Jayb on September 19, 2011, 15:20:17
What a beauty, thanks for the photo and well done Shirl.
Do you know what variety Shirl grew?

It's Brandywine.
Title: Re: Shirley's big tomato
Post by: cornykev on September 19, 2011, 15:45:52
Well done Shirl, but I bet your life Tone put in the graft.   :-X ;)
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Post by: SamLouise on September 22, 2011, 12:06:19
That's a beauty, well done Shirl! ;D
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Post by: Melbourne12 on September 22, 2011, 12:18:08
That is rather fine, and a good shape and colour too, unlike some extra large tommies.
Title: Re: Shirley's big tomato
Post by: 1066 on September 22, 2011, 22:26:21
I love the title of this thread!  :D

and well done Shirl  8)
Title: Re: Shirley's big tomato
Post by: ceres on September 23, 2011, 09:46:15
That's a cracker!  I'd feel sad at having to cut it up to use it  ;D