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Eddyz@efirehose.net

Tomato 10 Pound challenge

The 10 pound challenge is a spinoff of the new world record we did in the past.
The reason behind this challenge is to better our hobby, plain and simple and to maintain this train of thought; we are being forced to set up a few rules that will need to be adhered to.
1)If and when you feel you have a contender, you will be required to notify myself or a GPC rep for your area at least 3 weeks prior to weighing your fruit.
2)You will need at least one rep of our choice to accompany you when the fruit is weighed and to document the event.
3)You will need to disclose the seed and your growing practices along with a full presentation at the upcoming GPC convention for the year you achieve this milestone
4)You will also be require to relinquish at least 25% of the seeds to be used by all clubs and the GPC . This can and should be done immediately after the weighing of the fruit.
5)You must agree to a 1 year moratorium for directly selling seeds to the public or until the last club auction of that year.
6)The prize money will be offered to the first person to break the 10 pound barrier. If the grower does not adhere to the rules or opts out, then and only then will a second 10 pound fruit be considered.
7)There is and will only be one winner

1/28/2019 6:28:26 PM

Eddyz@efirehose.net

Beginning with the 2019 growing season we will be offering a consolation prize of $500.00 to the largest, $200.00 for second and $100.00 for third grown for the year and does not break the 10 pound barrier. Again sharing of growing techniques and seeds will fall into the parameters to be awarded the prizes. We will be more lenient on rules for this prize and will work with the growers. If any grower opts out of this then the next in line will replace them.
We will also have 1 (one) hidden weight prize in each of the pound categories from 3 pounds on up to 8 pounds. This will be a gift certificate for products and will be fully disclosed before the end of May 2019
Just to be totally clear: 10 pound plus tomato prize is $3,000.00 payable at the GPC conference
Subsidiary prizes will be handled on a per grower basis.
Eddy Zaychkowsky
eddyz@efirehose.net

1/28/2019 6:28:36 PM

Garden Rebel (Team Rebel Rousers)

Central NY

Awesome

1/28/2019 6:52:12 PM

Marv.

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

Eddy, you have my attention.....and everyone else's too.

1/28/2019 8:36:57 PM

Lebanon, Oregon

Very organized and clear. Thank you! This will be an exciting year!

1/28/2019 9:44:51 PM

wixom grower ( The Polish Hammer)

Wixom MI.

Awesome Eddie.

Can one person win first, second, and third place prizes or will it go to the top 3 growers ???

1/28/2019 10:47:32 PM

jlindley

NE Arkansas

Is this a GPC event or Eddy z event? Just asking. Either way it's a great thing.

1/28/2019 11:46:29 PM

wile coyote

On a cliff in the desert

Is soaking a tomato in a saline solution to preserve it until a weighoff banned?

1/29/2019 12:02:32 AM

Eddyz@efirehose.net

Chris good question and in fairness we will go with one prize per person or team thanks for that.

I am the major sponsor of this event with the blessing of the GPC.

Wile I don't know much about the soaking deal, but if I had a 10 pound contender, I wouldn't be soaking it in anything.

I am hoping in due course and in time we can get other companies and or private individuals to pick up a fruit or vegetable category and run with it like we have set this up.

1/29/2019 2:02:58 AM

Grittyville, WA

Hard to get excited... no follow through on the prize for last years tomato competition.... If I grow a wr I’ll be selling the seed through a third party.

Can’t trust iceman/gpc. Have resigned myself that I will never receive the $200 prize for my team competition win. Call me what you want but I’m outta here.

1/29/2019 2:33:40 AM

Grittyville, WA

Or maybe I should remain hopeful idk:

Brandon Clayton
7887 US Hwy 12
Glenoma, WA 98336

Thank you iceman for supporting tomato growing... if you do wish to follow through, my apologies.

1/29/2019 2:39:51 AM

Grittyville, WA

The gpc has been going in the right direction. But... if you can handle some criticism, Eddy, I think you should step down and step away from the gpc. I think the attack on Marks Mixes was destructive, and I think a real sponsor like Campbell’s could put up $10,000 for this 10 lb tomato competition.

1/29/2019 3:57:46 AM

Grittyville, WA

Sorry for Pearl Harboring you. America came back strong. I hope you do too...

1/29/2019 4:16:31 AM

Central NY

Last years team competition has nothing to do with eddy...that’s on me...and yer an idiot

1/29/2019 6:16:54 AM

Central NY

And I’m still waiting for addresses from master p...I’m not making 15 trips to the post office...

1/29/2019 6:18:22 AM

Central NY

Maybe eddy will put up with that shit, but not me...yer about as annoying as it gets...

1/29/2019 6:19:13 AM

Marv.

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

I find it hard to believe that someone is looking a gift horse in the mouth. In the army we called this shtting in your own mess gear. Very destructive behavior. Be nice. We are better than that. You are better than that. Brandon, you don't have the least understanding when it comes to what Eddy is about, not the least. Campbell's is as interested in our tomatoes as Libby's was in pumpkins. Glenomkins you need to say to Iceman that you are sorry. Iceman is out there working for the tomato growers. He is and has been very generous with both his time and his finances. He has been most supportive of tomato growers.And as far as Mark and his mixes are concerned, you need to go back and look at all of the posted information. You really owe Eddy a big apology. You are so poorly informed. And you need to work out your last year's genuine problem with Porkchop as he has taken on the blame and has agreed to make it right. Get with it Glen. Forgive and forget and be nice. Lets put the emotions aside and take a step back. This should all be about trying to grow bigger tomatoes and sharing seeds and information and supporting one another in the quest.

1/29/2019 8:39:50 AM

Jane & Phil

Ontario, Canada

I like this rule-

#3. You will need to disclose the seed and your growing practices along with a full presentation at the upcoming GPC convention for the year you achieve this milestone.

If you can't attend the Convention or are too shy, then send in your presentation with a friend or get a GPC rep to present it. Sharing information is one of the reasons for the success many have enjoyed in this sport of growing giant veggies. The only variety that hasn't kept up to that train of thought in the last couple years is the tomato category. The top grower has no problem accepting the prize money from the GPC, but is very tight-lipped about his growing techniques & products he uses. That idea goes against everything the GPC stands for, so I'm glad to see that included in the requirements.

Keep up the great work.

1/29/2019 8:48:50 AM

Eddyz@efirehose.net

You know I get this time and time again and it really has no bearing on anything nor does this bother me, just someone venting so go for it, I'm good and hope you feel better.
As for Mark's mixes and the history. After talking with Mark in Portland, I'm 100% done and pretty sure he is too.
I'm a 100% Trump supporter too, so you want to go after me about that, I'm good.

As for this tomato Challenge, it's not new, This is pretty much the same deal we have had for years. Dan McCoy was the first recipient when he broke the world record, we changed up the rules to help the hobby and the clubs.

And lastly, I'm not on the GPC board. Haven't been for quite some time. But I am a supported and a supporter of growing giants. no more no less

1/29/2019 10:28:47 AM

Pumpkin JAM

Tinykinville

All sounds great eddy! Only thing I would say is three week warning is a lot, tomatoes only grow for about sixty days. So that much of a warning may create a bunch of false alarms or missed opportunities. But at any rate thank you for supporting the tomato growers!

1/29/2019 10:57:51 AM

wixom grower ( The Polish Hammer)

Eddyz@efirehose.net

Pumpkin Jam
This is so we can get the logistics in place, find someone to attend and also make sure we have everything for Guinness also. It would not be public knowledge. I'd rather get a maybe call than a Oopps we missed it

1/29/2019 11:22:37 AM

Wolfpack83

central Nc

Awwwwkwaaaard

1/29/2019 5:50:49 PM

Wixom MI.

Yes 3 weeks advance is hard to do but if a tomato is measuring about 20" at day 20 you have a tomato on pace to do around 7lbs or better and then you have about another 20-25 more day to grow after that !!! So i sugest to try and get a 20 day measurement and try to estimate the pace of your tomato from their !!!

1/29/2019 10:07:06 PM

Q Tip

What if I grow a 12lber? :) thanks eddy and all involved

1/29/2019 11:12:46 PM

Grittyville, WA

If I didn’t think you were strong enough to take it Eddy, I wouldn’t dish it. My apologies for dropping all political correctness and attacking based on assumptions. If I was any of you, I’d tell me to shut up, so that’s what I’ll do.

Marv, I agree with you about Libby’s and pumpkins, but I disagree about Campbell’s. If the gpc made even the smallest effort to reach out to Campbell’s, I think we might all benefit. Speaking only for my a hole self, $10,000 is what would get me to really care about hitting 10 lbs. I care about folks besides myself too, (hard to believe...) and if Campbell’s was on board, and sent an internal email, and an email to their suppliers, informing their employees and suppliers, perhaps a Twitter or Facebook post, I think we’d magically see the number of growers on here double, or perhaps it would go viral amongst gardeners. In the big scheme of things, hardly anyone knows about the gpc. Campbell’s is way bigger than Libby’s, and it’s such a small amount of money to them. Eddy might actually like to take a break from financially supporting... certain ungrateful a holes. I wouldn’t hold that against him one bit.

Anyone who has a wallet with anything in it wants to spend their money wisely... I’m sure he does too. But I’ve made enough assumptions for at least a week or so. ...Countdown to the next time I fall on my own sword begins now.

1/30/2019 2:59:48 AM

Grittyville, WA

Now I’ll shut up.

1/30/2019 3:02:27 AM

Grittyville, WA

Nestle owns Libby’s and it’s 8 x bigger than Campbell’s. So... my bad. More assumptions... It’s not hard to be smarter than Glenomkins. I set the bar nice & low.

1/30/2019 6:08:31 AM