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angeleyes347 Sunland, CA Sep 16, 2009

. what do i do the supports i put under it are not helping .my tomatoe is so huge i think it weighs about 8 pounds or more. i used 4 tomato cages to support the plant any suggestions
would be greatly aprettaed. please help.

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jjconcepts Milford, CT(Zone 6a) Sep 16, 2009

my black brandywine got extremely large this year.. i had the plant tied to stakes and the weight started tearing the vine so we clippd the top ties and set the fruit on upside down 5 gallon pails.

i don't know that you could remove a cage at this point - could you place a board on the cage to rest the tomato on?

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LTilton Glen Ellyn, IL(Zone 5b) Sep 16, 2009

Tie it up in a pair of pantyhose and hang it from the top of the cage. Like a melon.

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angeleyes347 Sunland, CA Sep 16, 2009

well was wrong about size it only weighs 3 pounds i was off by 5 pounds

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angeleyes347 Sunland, CA Sep 16, 2009

this is my tomato

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angeleyes347 Sunland, CA Sep 17, 2009

my tomato

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angeleyes347 Sunland, CA Sep 17, 2009

thanks for all ur help. this is the third biggest tomato i have in 3 weeks

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angeleyes347 Sunland, CA Sep 17, 2009

hers another pic of my tomato

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angeleyes347 Sunland, CA Sep 17, 2009

thank u all i will try both suggestions to see which works the best

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angeleyes347 Sunland, CA Sep 22, 2009

weighted my tomato last friday it turned out to be 15 oz's not 8 pounds or or 3 pounds like i said it would be. .it was 1oz shy of 1 pound

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jjconcepts Milford, CT(Zone 6a) Sep 22, 2009

still a pretty big tomato.. 8 lbs is more like a pumpkin... i assumed you just meant very big...

how did you end up supporting it, is it working out for you?

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angeleyes347 Sunland, CA Sep 23, 2009

i used a pot & astep stool to support it

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Gymgirl SE Houston (Hobby), TX(Zone 9a) Oct 07, 2009

Why is it still green?

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