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Pumpkin Zone

16.85???

Congrats Dan!!!

And ps Elaine will be out in Kennewick tomorrow if you need a witness I'm sure she'd enjoy helping.

10/9/2022 2:40:04 AM

Norwich, NY

Amazing Dan!

10/9/2022 7:40:12 AM

Wixom MI.

You are without a doubt the TOMATO KING !!!
Congratulations Dan that is an awesome tomato !!!

10/9/2022 9:05:12 AM

50 Acres

Congratulations, supersized.

10/9/2022 9:16:14 AM

Wixom MI.

When tomatoes were only 8 lbs. I always wondered if a tomato could get much bigger because of it's soft structure and thin skin ? You have clearly shown that they can !!!

10/9/2022 10:51:45 AM

Colorado

Woah! Congrats Dan!

10/9/2022 10:53:48 AM

Warwood

Fascinating, jaw drops, off the map!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Hard to even imagine!!!

10/9/2022 12:36:35 PM

Norfolk, UK

An absolute tank of a tomato. Congrats!

10/9/2022 1:36:14 PM

Anchorage Alaska

Incredible ...yikes

10/9/2022 10:31:20 PM

Australia

Wow congrats!!! Was the 5.95 that grew your 9.44 crossed with something?

10/10/2022 4:18:00 AM

Bethlehem CT

Dan you set the bar too high. LOL

10/10/2022 6:29:02 AM

50 Acres

Dan, is it possible to post a picture of the 16.85 plant so we can see how big the plant was that grew the large tomato. Thank you Jim.

10/10/2022 10:37:00 AM

Walla Walla Wa.

I'd be happy to post a picture if the plant was still standing, but unfortunately it is in the compost bin already. It was about 4'tall and about 3' across, nothing unusual, I'd say it was fairly full,it wasn't pruned down to strictly 2 leaders and nothing else.

10/10/2022 11:44:31 AM

50 Acres

Thank you

10/10/2022 5:27:08 PM

Australia

Dan, any chance you could get a picture of your last plant before you pull it?

10/11/2022 12:08:23 AM

Aurora, Il

Super Giant Dan...Congrats!!

10/14/2022 2:21:02 PM

Grittyville, WA

Dan, can you give a guess what percent OM your beasts are sitting atop? I dont know if thats the biggest factor in your success, but still curious.
Great job, gotta say I dont often want to copy anyone else's success but I will definitely copy any growing info you give out.

10/15/2022 2:05:22 PM

Walla Walla Wa.

Well since I've never had a soil test done it's purely a guess, I'd say it's not high or low but somewhere in the mid range, I don't do any tillage so I'm not incorporating a bunch of organic matter into the soil,so it might even be a tad lower.

10/15/2022 4:20:25 PM

Fair Oaks CA

Wow. I am still tryin for a 4 pounder here in CA. 🎉

10/23/2022 11:04:53 PM