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showing off my tomato

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I picked this gorgeous BrandyWine tomato today. Organic. Had no bug problems at all. My plants are strong and thriving.
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I think it's bad send it to me and ill check it out.

Awesome Brandywine

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Ha-Ha You must provide postage and the tomato itself is expensive, so I'm sure you can't afford it.

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LOVELY!!! If it’s still whole, weight it and we should start the biggest tomato thread for this year. :-()

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I don't have a scale. I might have a cheap scale somewhere, but it's not super accurate. I guess I could take my tomato to the store and see if they will let me borrow their scale. They might think it's weird unless I explain to them that the gardeners on the gardening blog want to know. I'm sure my tomato would not win Biggest Tomato. Sweetest or tastiest perhaps. Or Cutest. How about Best Tasting Vine Ripened Organic.
I think a tomato contest thread would be fun. People love to brag about their home grown tomatoes. I think size by variety would be nice. For example, my tomato might get biggest Brandywine but not biggest if competing with other varieties. I like funny shaped tomatoes. I had one once and have a picture of it somewhere.

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I just picked these today. Brandywine and a few Sungold Cherry.
I'm making some spanish rice today with this Brandywine tomato.
Growing tomatoes is so much fun.
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I weighed my big tomato on a postal scale and it weighs 14.2 ounces.
14.2 ounces Brandywine
14.2 ounces Brandywine

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Nice going!

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This big tomato is a big deal because I have never grown a big tomato like that before. I even took it to work and showed it off, just like first grade show-and-tell. It was hard to cut into it but I finally did. Very tasty.
My sweet bird died this morning. I had him for about 12 years. It's hard for me to believe he is gone.

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Ohh so sorry for your loss. Our pets touch our hearts and become part of our lives — hug!

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I have another big Brandywine tomato almost ready to pick. :-()
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imafan: Here is my defense for birds. The clay pot hides the red tomato and the spinning orange flower hopefully scares them away. :evil:
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Does the flower spin?
I too, am sorry for your loss. Pets are part of the family and we grieve them when they are gone.

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Yes, the flower does spin. I don't know for sure if it keeps the birds away but I haven't had any birds bothering my tomatoes. Perhaps the birds in Hawaii are more fond of tomatoes than the birds in my neighborhood.

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It looks like tomato from my childhood. I think it's organic :)

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bigtony: Yes, it was an organic heirloom tomato.



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