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Little-TON - Colorado

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/DisplayPhoto.asp?pid=7536&gid=-32842

A single lobe giant at 3.69 pounds... Grown by Mark Johnston from Boulder Colorado.... Great Job....

Will this record be broken this year....Time will tell...Great Job Mark!

8/25/2015 11:13:58 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

For our Colorado RMGVG growers the Tomato is our club featured fruit for this year. $300 1st place, 200$ second, $100 third.... Must meet all GPC early tomato rules and had to be registered as a club member by June to be eligible for this Colorado contest... We wanted to motivate growers with limited growing space to compete at a high level...moving towards WR potentials...growing a mile above sea level....It only grows bigger from here....

8/25/2015 11:22:12 AM

Colorado

I was a judge of the Tomato. Very nice fruit-congrats Mark.

8/25/2015 11:24:16 AM

Colorado

I was a judge of the Tomato. Very nice fruit-congrats Mark.

8/25/2015 11:24:25 AM

Central NY

Way to go mark!!!... Congrats..

8/25/2015 12:35:45 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Thats a big tomato a mile high!!!!!!!!

Congrats!

8/25/2015 2:30:58 PM

Boulder, CO

Thanks, folks! The seed was Domingo, 4.647 Delectation of Tomatoes 2014, briefly the Utah State record. They were included as a sample packet in a seed order. It's my first year growing giant tomatoes, and now I'm hooked. So to Dale at D.T., I thank you, and my wife, who already thinks I spend too much time in the garden, curses you ;-)

8/25/2015 2:40:08 PM

Albuquerque NM

nice job that's a giant single blossom

8/25/2015 3:51:37 PM

Cobleskill Ny

nice job congrats mark

8/25/2015 4:30:54 PM

Karns City PA

Congrats!

8/25/2015 6:42:18 PM

Massachusetts

congrats!!!

8/25/2015 6:51:59 PM

Joliet, IL

Awesome tomato Mark....congrats!!!!

8/25/2015 7:11:16 PM

Joliet, IL

Awesome tomato Mark....congrats!!!!

8/25/2015 7:17:31 PM

East Carbon, Utah

Wonderful to hear that the Domingo produced well for you Mark!

Please give your wife my deepest apologies.

Oh wait, make the excuse I use: "I have 'Addictive Personality Disorder' - which addiction would you prefer I substitute for this one?"

Just joking, of course, but maybe you can get a chuckle out of her.

Keep up the excellent work!

8/25/2015 8:23:07 PM

Colorado

good stuff Mark! congrats!!

8/25/2015 10:40:29 PM

Midway, UT

It was great to meet you mark. The photo doesn't do that thing justice. Biggest tomato I've ever seen. A heck of an effort for a rookie year.

8/26/2015 9:04:25 AM

Boulder, CO

Hi Jamie, it was great to meet you, too, and thanks for the compliments. Here's a better picture that shows the size of this tomato.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/displayphoto.asp?pid=7537&gid=1

From the measurements, this tomato should have weighed over 4 lbs, so it went light. Next time, I may let it ripen a bit more.

8/26/2015 3:15:43 PM

Lakewood, CO

Dashed my hopes...is that a BIG cantaloupe?

8/28/2015 6:13:40 PM

Parker, CO

Errrrr I had it for 2 weeks. Ill get it next year! Great job Mark.

8/28/2015 11:01:37 PM

Boulder, CO

@buster - I'm not sure about the cantaloupe, but the tomato had a circumference of 21.5".

@Colorado Pumpkin - you must be Chad. I saw your Youtube video. Nice job! Next year, let's grow a 4 lb tomato, then a 5 lb'er!

8/31/2015 12:10:31 AM