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And then there were these...

You never know what you will get with Brandywine. I need to start a website (https://www.uglytomato.com). Oh no, someone has already purchased the domain.

Iphone for size comparison, and once ripe they are very tasty.

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wow they look huge. it is like a small pumpkin size tomato..wow.

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amylong wrote:wow they look huge. it is like a small pumpkin size tomato..wow.
I have a bunch of Brandywine fruit that is that large, but not that malformed. Always like them on a sandwich, lots of meat and not much core in these small pumpkins.

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You might want to weigh them and measure circumference, lengths in XYZ directions (they have a formula for figuring the circumference in case of lumpy tomatoes).

Enjoy your sandwiches! :D

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Mine were lobed but not quite so lopsided. Yours had a few more pleats than mine. Brandywine is not a pretty tomato, but it does taste good. That is really all that matters.

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imafan26 wrote:Mine were lobed but not quite so lopsided. Yours had a few more pleats than mine. Brandywine is not a pretty tomato, but it does taste good. That is really all that matters.
These are a little more "normal" for the Brandywines that I grow

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Nice Brandywines, lakngulf!

I had one last year that was big enough that I had to carry it with two cupped hands...and I have some pretty big hands. It wasn't the prettiest looking tomato, but my parents (whom I gave it to) thought it was the best-tasting one they ever had!

I wish I'd had my kitchen scale at that point. I know it would have topped a 20 oz. easily.



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