2024 Monster Mater Madness

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Not even close to the top spot, but my heaviest so far.

That looker ain't no slouch, neither!

The Gotch

[MissS]

Not even close to the top spot, but my heaviest so far.

Linnie's Oxheart, 745g = 1lb 10.2791oz:IMG_8306.jpegIMG_8318.jpeg

Oo la la, that's one very pretty tomato!

[Frosti]

Not even close to the top spot, but my heaviest so far.

Linnie's Oxheart, 745g = 1lb 10.2791oz:IMG_8306.jpegIMG_8318.jpeg

Oo la la, that's one very pretty tomato!

Tasty too, for such a large tomato

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Tasty too, for such a large tomato

Appears pretty gosh darn meaty, to boot.

The Gotch

[bboomer]

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Soooooo close!

[MissS]

Hey @bboomer that's a nice one! What variety is it?

[bboomer]

Hey @bboomer that's a nice one! What variety is it?

Its a Bolgaraskoe Chudo. What a great variety! Sooooooo good. I wish it was more productive.

[Seven Bends]

Hey @bboomer that's a nice one! What variety is it?

Its a Bolgaraskoe Chudo. What a great variety! Sooooooo good. I wish it was more productive.

That's one of my very favorites. I had good to very good production in 2023 but less so in 2024 because it couldn't set fruit in the unusually high heat we had mid-summer. I'm hoping I'll get more fruit this month now that the weather has moderated. The plant has put out a lot of beautiful new growth in the last few weeks.

[MissS]

Hey @bboomer that's a nice one! What variety is it?

Its a Bolgaraskoe Chudo. What a great variety! Sooooooo good. I wish it was more productive.

Great! I just received seeds last week. I'll have to try it.

[Frosti]

Well, this one has got to be the largest tomato I've ever grown. I don't know what's going on with my Pink Brandywine this year, but all of its fruits are huge...
945 g = 2 lb 1.3339 oz

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[TomatoNut95]

Guess I'm through with the contest this year. Not more monsters from my plants, the summer heat destroyed my chances for anymore. Blossoms dropped, plants got leggy and bug ridden. Let it be said it's not possible to grow tomatoes for the fall in Texas.
Time for me to yank 'maters and start on monster cabbage.

[MissS]

My largest so far. I did not have any fused blossoms this year so it's a singleton.2.0625 lbs

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[CrazyAboutOrchids]

Some BIG tomatoes!!!

I did not get a picture, but my largest this season was Neves Azorean Red with 1 non-blemished, single blossom 23.95 oz tomato. Was a beauty, meant to take a photo but then we had company coming, I needed counter space and had to clear all my tomatoes off and it got cut up and frozen.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Coupla (arguably) certified monsters (seed courtesy of the divine @MissS) from the Young Stricker combo variety:

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A runt:

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One cross-listed @Ugliest Tomato:

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The Gotch

[MissS]

@Cornelius_Gotchberg That's quite the load that the plant was carrying. Imagine the size of the fruit if you had removed some blossoms. I also noticed that yours, like mine, had no megablooms this year.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@Cornelius_Gotchberg That's quite the load that the plant was carrying. Imagine the size of the fruit if you had removed some blossoms. I also noticed that yours, like mine, had no megablooms this year.

Should have beau coup seed; coupla monsters still on the vine, stay tuned.

The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Despite this being a Runner Up type-o-deal, New Entry for The Gotch; Pink Gift:

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The Gotch

[TomatoNut95]

Should have beau coup seed; coupla monsters still on the vine, stay tuned.

The Gotch

Do let me know when you have seed ready! We can do some swappin'!

[JRinPA]

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2lb 5 oz single blossom

[JRinPA]

What is the lead so far? This will be probably be the biggest off my plant. This one felt really solid, whereas the first I weighed at 31 oz felt light for size.