The 2011 Competition has started

This year’s contest is off to a good start with more tomato gardeners signing up to compete for the tomato trophy. Many are anxious to get their plants in their garden. I sowed my seeds from my last year’s garden four weeks ago. The seedlings are now about 4 inches tall. They will be ready for my garden when spring comes in a few weeks.

Kay Mimaki gave me a pack of seeds from Japan (type Fuquju). This plant is supposed to yield big fruits suitable for competition. I started the seeds 4 days ago and the seedlings should be showing up anytime now. Kay is competing this year for the first time. She says she will be planting a Fuquju that I hope to give her if the seeds germinate, and I will also give her a Big Zac and Delicious from my seedling collection.

Besides the Fuquju, it looks like I will have a total of 28 plants. I only plan to plant 10 of those in my garden and the rest I will give away.