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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
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Saswampo
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San Diego, CA
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OK, here's my 2023 year-end giant tomato growing season 3 summary...
Epic face plant! I've failed miserably on achieving any of my goals. Has been a very, VERY humbling season. My best was 4.49 lbs.
FAIL --> Primary Goal: New Personal Best, >5.48 lbs
FAIL --> Secondary Goal: New CA Record, >6.20 lbs
FAIL --> Stretch Goal: >7 lbs
Seemingly, less is sometimes more. Yup, the mor'on principle. Will def' revisit what worked in previous seasons & dial back things that didn't work this season. Will still look to experiment & push certain limits, otherwise I'll lose interest in trying. I'm positive Powdery Mildew also played a significant roll in the results too. Leave health suffered greatly & generally plants didn't look as robust. Will adjust my pruning method as well. I intentionally let the plants go a little wild to get more foliage in order to push the single, chosen fruit. Not doing that again.
I'm not throwing in the towel just yet & will be back in '24 with lessons learned and new ideas.
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