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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 11 Entries.
Friday, September 10 View Page
Hello! I’ve been sitting out giants this year for a side project so the diary has been quiet. But here goes… it’s counting time for a Guinness WR attempt for ‘most tomatoes on a single truss/stem’.
 
Friday, September 10 View Page
Horticulturalist (Matt Oliver here) and local Independent witnesses gathered; video cameras set up….
 
Friday, September 10 View Page
The single truss, now picked….
 
Friday, September 10 View Page
and BOOM. A new WR at 839 tomatoes on a single truss (previously 488). All needs to go thru Guinness etc, so hopefully they are happy with all the evidence and I’ve dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s! A HUGE thanks to Matt for coming over and painstakingly cutting, assessing and counting individual tomatoes! .
 
Monday, September 27 View Page
I’m back again for a ‘most tomatoes on a single truss’ WR attempt. There were more leaves and branches but I’ve trimmed it back for inspection.
 
Monday, September 27 View Page
Matt back in action post a mad busy week with Chelsea.
 
Monday, September 27 View Page
Boom - a record breaking 1,269 tomatoes from a SINGLE truss. A new WR, pending official verification from Guinness. Yeah!!!
 
Monday, September 27 View Page
Here the SINGLE truss - a monster. And yes, that is a normal sized trowel that measures 1ft in length!
 
Wednesday, September 29 View Page
Truss pattern 1.
 
Wednesday, September 29 View Page
Truss pattern 2 (tri truss - centre upright truss less dominant/ weaker)
 
Wednesday, September 29 View Page
Truss pattern 3 (quad).
 

 

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