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Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:30 pm
by AKgardener
Where is everyone at on there seedling? My Domingo and big zac still have not germinated and I only have 1 godlike, 1 polish giant
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 8:21 am
by MissS
AKgardener wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:30 pm
Where is everyone at on there seedling? My Domingo and big zac still have not germinated and I only have 1 godlike, 1 polish giant
I'm curious as to where did your seed came from?
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 3:59 pm
by AKgardener
I got them at declamation tomatoes off of Etsy the other did fine just those 2 never germinated that’s twice I’ve started them and nothing
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 7:04 pm
by Lemonboy
I've decided I'm done with Etsy. I just got some herbs I ordered last November. And the Big Zac I ordered in February just shipped yesterday while the ones I ordered from EBay to replace them are 6" high already.
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 6:47 pm
by BigVanVader
Suit yourself. They don't call me Bigvanvader for nuthin.
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:57 am
by Mark_Thompson
Got a few in the ground. Domingo, Bigzarro, King Kong.
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Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:11 am
by worth1
I have a contender in the small fruited Juliet category.
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2023 12:55 pm
by AKgardener
I have 2 in the ground Goldie and polish giant !goldie has not moved since it’s been in there because we have not gotten over 45 so far at night still with nothing but rain .. I will update if I get anywhere but I really don’t have a garden this year
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2023 7:26 pm
by steve ok
I will attempt to grow a large tomato, but it is not easy in the Pacific Northwest. I will not be surprised if I grow the smallest "large tomato" this year.
I am growing 24 varieties, but only 2 that grow large tomatoes.
Mega Marv
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Epstein's Big Zac
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Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:53 am
by karstopography
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My two biggest Domingo (MMMM swap seed received January 2023) tomatoes. There might be one more on the vine that will top 2 pounds, we’ll see. Domingo definitely has some big tomato potential.
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:04 am
by MissS
karstopography wrote: ↑Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:53 am
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My two biggest Domingo (MMMM swap seed received January 2023) tomatoes. There might be one more on the vine that will top 2 pounds, we’ll see. Domingo definitely has some big tomato potential.
You are in 1st place so far. 2+ pounds is great!
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 1:50 pm
by AKgardener
I don’t even have big flower buds yet haha!!
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:02 pm
by steve ok
I don't have any (big or small) flower buds on my Big Zac or Mega Marv.
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:09 pm
by Cornelius_Gotchberg
@AKgardener & @steve ok;
Keep the faith...jeepers...it's just June 4th!
The Gotch
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2023 10:25 pm
by AKgardener
I’m just impatient haha
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:30 am
by karstopography
Domingo is not only big but pretty gosh darn good to eat. I’m not sure what all I might grow in 2024, but Domingo is surely on the list for a must grow.
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:15 am
by Cornelius_Gotchberg
My MMMM Swap Domingo & Big Zac seeds failed to launch; one (1) King Kong is thriving.
Planted four (4) Big Zac Hybrids from Jung's and they're doing fine; we'll see.
The Gotch
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 1:41 pm
by MissS
@Cornelius_Gotchberg I have a couple of big ones here if you would like them.
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 2:11 pm
by karstopography
Cornelius_Gotchberg wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:15 am
My MMMM Swap Domingo & Big Zac seeds failed to launch; one (1) King Kong is thriving.
Planted four (4) Big Zac Hybrids from Jung's and they're doing fine; we'll see.
The Gotch
I think I planted five Domingo seeds from MMMM swap, if memory serves that was the whole shooting match, but three came up. I have the one plant and a large batch of seeds from one of my 2#+ tomatoes are out there fermenting at the moment. I’ll save a few for myself and any local growers that might want a couple and the rest will go to Westfield, MA later in the year. I plan on saving more Domingo seeds from the next 2#+ tomato that is a day or two away from slicing. Domingo was one listed on the card I received from the MMMM swap as a please save seed variety. I know my Kemah friend is growing Domingo from the swap, one of the plants I started. Someone else is also growing one of my Domingo starts, but the two possibles lost their identification tags for their tomatoes and one of the people haven’t had any garden success this year.
I’m saving Big Zac seed also as requested on my MMMM card, whatever good it will do. It doesn’t seem to be in the same league size or even flavor wise as Domingo. Big Zac seems like an ordinary big tomato with ordinary flavor, jmho. It’s not a bad tomato, it is a good tomato, but the potential for plus sizes doesn’t seem to be near what Domingo is capable of.
Re: The Junction's 2023 Giant Tomato Contest
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:29 pm
by Cornelius_Gotchberg
MissS wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 1:41 pm
@Cornelius_Gotchberg I have a couple of big ones here if you would like them.
Thanks so very much, but we're at capacity.
The Gotch