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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 24 Entries.
Thursday, July 6 View Page
Started harvest, I think this will be the smallest of the season, for future posts all tomatoes are Domingo and all are from my 9.44 seed line.
 
Friday, July 7 View Page
Next up is a little bigger.
 
Saturday, July 8 View Page
Tiny bit bigger at 12.80
 
Sunday, July 9 View Page
Just a week bit heavier at 13.04 lbs out of my 9.44 seed.
 
Monday, July 10 View Page
We'll eventually get there,we're taking baby steps now!
 
Tuesday, July 11 View Page
Next one up is 13.28 lbs
 
Tuesday, July 11 View Page
Well I've never had this happen before, another one at the exact same weight of 13.28 lbs
 
Monday, July 17 View Page
Experimenting with this tomato to see how strong the stem attachment is, wondering if it can actually hold it's own weight without any help of a sling or hammock,maybe I'll end up with tomato sauce or paste if it fails the test,lol it's around 10 lbs I believe and still doing good.
 
Friday, July 21 View Page
Ok now for the last 3 tomatoes of the first planting, this is the experimental one that did not ever have any support to hold it on the plant,it made it without any problems at 11.96 lbs it's from the 16.85 seed.
 
Saturday, July 22 View Page
Here's the next to the last one, I had to harvest it way early because I somehow bruised it as it was right next to my walkway.
 
Monday, July 24 View Page
Here's the last one of the first round, nicest tomato I've ever grown, so symmetrical. Here's a list of tomatoes for 2023 and the seed that produced them. 9.44-17.15 9.79-17.06 9.44-13.28 WHB-13.28 13.99-13.11 9.44-13.04 16.85-12.80 9.44-12.05 16.85-11.96 9.44-9.33
 
Monday, July 24 View Page
Most of the big ones , all harvested the same day. I guess I could have kept GPC busy certifying 8 WR tomatoes in one day,oh well I'm happy to be growing big tomatoes for fun!
 
Monday, July 24 View Page
Seed extraction day,what a job!
 
Monday, July 24 View Page
My son made a you tube video of the last and largest one ,where he cut it in half and also showed close-up of the continuity of the flesh,we're planning on starting a you tube channel and I'll post info when that happens.
 
Monday, July 24 View Page
Picture with a tape measure to get some sort of size idea.
 
Monday, September 25 View Page
Biggest of my second planting, I'd made a mistake with the second planting so they didn't do as good,always learning something.
 
Monday, September 25 View Page
Just a little one.
 
Monday, September 25 View Page
Another little one.
 
Monday, September 25 View Page
Here's the right picture showing the weight.
 
Monday, September 25 View Page
WR size eggplant.
 
Monday, September 25 View Page
This is for the eggplant photo, I only grew one plant from the exotic seed exchange, I've never grown them before so I had no idea what I was doing so it was a real surprise to have it be of WR weight.
 
Monday, October 2 View Page
My smallest one of the season, that's the last one except for my experimental small single blossom one's.
 
Saturday, October 28 View Page
https://youtu.be/7rDu0xO_mP0?si=seDBK7h2ofZ-Ah8w
 
Saturday, October 28 View Page
Just a little beet,I only grew one and it was in a very shaded spot so it struggled to survive, maybe next year I'll try a little harder.
 

 

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