Friday, November 07, 2008

Carmel Wins the 2008 Tomato Contest

Our tomato contest ended on November 1st. Congratulations to Carmel for winning the 2008 Tomato Contest. The winning tomato was Marianna's Peace, weighing 27 oz with a girth of 16.5 inches. Carmel will be keeping the tomato glass trophy for another year. She has won this contest two consecutive years.

Many thanks to those who participated. It has been fun and for me, even when I don't win, every year has been a learning experience. I am sure I will be trying something different next year!

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

My Competition Tomato

I am disapppointed that my biggest tomato, which I submitted for the competition only weighed 17 ounces. It was an heirloom, type Delicious. I have several Big Zac plants with plenty of fruits but I didn't get anything bigger than the Delicious one.

Although I didn't win, I enjoyed tending our garden and our harvest this year has been the best since we started gardening. Our two Tomato Success Kits produced the most fruits.