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Mn

I see the pumpkin people are showing their hands...what maters are everyone growing this year? I got the below started.
7.10 Foss BZ
6.03 Steil BZ
5.30 MacCoy BZ
6.88 MacCoy BZ
8.41 MacCoy BZ
5.58 Porkchop Domingo
4.94 Porkchop BZ
2.45 May BZ
4.63 QTip BZ
5.22 QTip BZ
5.59 QTip Domingo

Good luck everyone.

5/19/2017 9:07:08 AM

Pittsburgh, PA

Im growing some Burpee Italian Romas...haha

Not into the big mater thing yet.

5/19/2017 11:30:07 AM

President - GPC

Im growing Icicles from the roof

5/19/2017 11:50:08 AM

Lebanon, Oregon

I have 2-5 of each started and will plant the biggest. Started on 4-21 and will be in the ground the 2nd week of June. Currently in a greenhouse with additional timed light.
8.61 Southerland
8.41 MacCoy
7.19 LaRue
7.15 White
7.10 Foss
7.05 Porkchop
6.88 MacCoy
6.23 Konieczny Megazac (monster)
5.55 Caleb White
5.30 MacCoy
5.13 LaRue
5.11 Dunn (8.41 MacCoy)
4.69 Spaziani (7.05 Porkchop)
4.66 Spaziani (Russian Oxheart)
4.48 LaRue (7.10 Foss)
4.46 LaRue
4.30 Spaziani (Megadom)
4.25 LaRue
4.24 Spaziani (Wixom Slammer)
1.68 Spaziani BZ (Ribbon Vine)
Big Zac F7 (from Dunkels)
Big Zac (Totally Tomatoes)
MegaMutt! One from "D", one from "Z"

Out of all these starts, there are 4 that really stand
out as far as size and stem thickness. They are:

*Big Zac (from Totally Tomatoes, just one particular one)
*5.30 MacCoy
*4.30 Spaziani Megadom (The two I planted are 50% larger
in plant size and stem girth compared to all
other tomato starts. They are freaks! Of
course this means nothing at this stage of
game, just interesting.)
Keep posting in your diaries. Good luck!

5/19/2017 12:14:14 PM

Mn

Get some going Jay! Wiz you should move. haha. Rebel I excited to see you pop a monster this year. My money is on you for the next 8lber!

5/19/2017 1:11:30 PM

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

Garden Rebel, you need to identify the variety of the seed in your naming. Are they all Bz or are you growing other varieties?

5/19/2017 3:54:39 PM

Lebanon, Oregon

They are all BZ unless otherwise stated. Included are Chris Konieczny crosses (Megazac, Wixom Slammer, Megadom and MegaMutt)and Russian Oxheart.

5/19/2017 4:36:01 PM

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

You will end up with many many plants. I have a good idea of what you will be doing this summer. I will be mostly growing F8 and F9 Big Zacs which came through the Boudyo 5.07. I have one BZ that is an F8 which originated with Timm. I don't know how that will do but could grow a big one. I have not really been pressing this seed but will this year. I will be planting later than usual this year as I want warm nights when the blossoms open on the plants are closer to the ground, very first cluster if there is a big blossom. I am also growing some Delicious (Hunt Strain), a few MegaMarv, some crosses between Big Zac and MegaMarv and Big Zac and Delicious. These crosses are all F1. Plus some Domingo etc. I really need good weather this year. I am growing in a high tunnel and under a shade cloth trying to control more of the environment. Too much heat and tomatoes ripen earlier and smaller. Small I don't want.

5/19/2017 5:57:22 PM

Oak Grove, Mn

This is the weekend for round one of tomato starting for me. This week will be starting 10 of 12 of the largest tomatoes ever grown, looking to collect the genetics from this batch. The next round will probably start the week after. That will be many of the 6 lbers. Sometime in June will be starting fall weighoff tomatoes. That group has yet to be determined.

5/19/2017 6:19:36 PM

Netherlands

5.50 Johnston/Butler (5.58 Timms)
6.06 Sproule 14 (5.50 Johnston/Butler)
3.40 Wild (5.80 Osmala)
4.72 Butler (4.57 MacCoy)
4.30 Timm (5.16 Boudyo)
5.58 Nieuwenhoff (7.05 Porkchop)
5.91 Timm (6.88 MacCoy)

5/20/2017 2:02:43 AM

4.53 Wixom, Lemon Globe, Purple Cherokee, Bush Beef, and a container Space Saver Cherry Tomato.

5/20/2017 1:05:54 PM

Wixom MI.

Off to a late start. Haven't had time to plant mine outdoors yet? And hope to plant my second round today!

5/20/2017 2:58:12 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

5.59 QTip is a nice strong plant. 7.10 Larue and the 7.15 White also

5/20/2017 5:47:56 PM

NE Arkansas

7.19 LaRue
5.40 May
4.79 Terry

5/20/2017 11:23:26 PM

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

If we are here for a thousand years no one ever will add the actual variety to the names of their tomatoes. It seems that it is unnatural to do so. 5 years from now only a few people will recall that tomatoes do have variety names and that these are the only real way to keep track of what is what and what we are growing.

5/21/2017 10:26:53 AM

East Tennessee

megamutt (z)
megamutt (d)
6.23 Konieczny
6.13 Konieczny
7.19 LaRue
I really like trying the new crosses!

5/21/2017 9:54:53 PM

Wisconsin

Im growing a 10lber

5/23/2017 8:28:52 PM

Hamilton Nj

im down to 1-6.83 bouydo,1-6.41 mccoy,1-megadom,2-1.68 spanzoni,4.68 spanzoni,7.5 porkchop, after bad sunburnt plants and alot of rotted seeds , i will be planting a row of original slammers and original megazacs about 10 plants each, my holub squash looks good , pizza

5/26/2017 10:16:06 AM

Hamilton Nj

sorry 8.41 not 6.41

5/26/2017 10:17:00 AM

Lebanon, Oregon

...and it's Spaziani, not Spanzoni, and 4.69, not 4.68. Every 1/100 of a pound counts! My name has been butchered my whole life. Spaz is fine. Good luck from here on out! If NJ was closer to OR, I would supply you with many extras! The 1.68 was the generic BZ that had a big ribbon stem last year.

5/26/2017 11:32:34 AM

Mn

LOL - You're such a spaz, rebel

5/26/2017 12:59:42 PM

Hamilton Nj

Lol im sorry i knew i was close , im gona clone a few once they get going about a foot tall now , thank you to everyone who gave me seeds , pizza

5/26/2017 10:41:57 PM

Bloomington, IN USA

Hey I have a 4.69 Spaziani planted!
High hopes for that one!

5/27/2017 11:22:56 PM

Bloomington, IN USA

Sorry, Marv, it's a Big Zac...;>}

5/27/2017 11:24:17 PM