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Ontario, Canada.

Giant Vegetable Growers of Ontario

25 only - Best of GVGO Giant Tomato Seed Packs $60.00* each
Shipping Included, US or Can Funds.

Each pack contains

1. 7.33 Hunt 10 > 5.0 Timm x Self. 1 each
2. 5.64 Timm 10 > 5.58 Timm 08 x self. 3 each
2. 5.41 Landry 11 >3.4 Catapano x self. 3 to 5 each
3. 5.32 Lyons 11 > 3.9 Catapano x self. 3 each
4. 4.91 Lyons 11 > 5.58 Timm, 24” CC, 3 each
5. 4.77 Timm 09 > 4.39 Timm 09 x self. 3 each
6. 4.42 Landry 11 > 7.33 Hunt 10. 24” CC, 3 to 5 each
7. 4.04 Butler 10 5.58 Timm x self. 5 each
8. 3.91 Timm 08 > 5.32 Timm x self. 3 each
9. 3.85 Landry 11 > 7.33 Hunt. 23.25”CC, 3 to 5 each
10. 3.72 Watson 11 > 4.62 Timm x self. 7 seeds each
11. 3.6 Butler 10 > 5.58 Timm x self. 5 each

* Tomato packs have never been offered in one low priced package, tremendous value, shipping included.

Payment by PayPal or check.

Please Visit gvgo.ca for order information and details.

gvgo.ca

1/22/2012 5:20:52 PM

Ontario, Canada.

3 New Bonus seeds added to each
Best of GVGO Tomato Seed Package.

4.8 Hartung 11. 4 seeds each,
25-pkg + 5 extra pkg's randomly inserted into each package.

*4.7 Hartung 11. 4 seeds each.
*4.6 Hartung 11. 4 seeds each.


* 20-pkg's each randomly inserted

1/23/2012 5:24:58 PM

Ontario, Canada.

The paypal ordering & link page is now up and active

http://www.gvgo.ca/tomato_sale_2011.html

1/23/2012 5:30:35 PM

Ontario, Canada.

BEST of the GVGO

GIANT MATER SEED PACKS

Giant Vegetable Growers of Ontario

25 only - Best of GVGO Giant Tomato Seed Packs $60.00* each
Shipping Included, US or Can Funds.

Each pack contains

1. 7.33 Hunt 10 > 5.0 Timm x Self. 1 each
2. 5.64 Timm 10 > 5.58 Timm 08 x self. 3 each
3. 5.41 Landry 11 > 3.4 Catapano x self. 3 to 5 each
4. 5.32 Lyons 11 > 3.9 Catapano x self. 3 each
5. 4.91 Lyons 11 > 5.58 Timm, 24" CC, 3 each
6. 4.84 Hartung 11 > 4 each. 25-pkg.s + 5 bonus pkg's.
7. 4.77 Timm 09 > 4.39 Timm 09 x self. 3 each
8. *4.70 Hartung. 11 > 4 each, 20 pkg's only.
9. *4.60 Hartung. 11 > 4 each, 20 pkg's only.
10. 4.42 Landry 11 > 7.33 Hunt 10. 24" CC, 3 to 5 each
11. 4.04 Butler 10 5.58 Timm x self. 5 each
12. 3.91 Timm 08 > 5.32 Timm x self. 3 each
13. 3.85 Landry 11 > 7.33 Hunt. 23.25" CC, 3 to 5 each
14. 3.72 Watson 11 > 4.62 Timm x self. 7 seeds each
15. 3.60 Butler 10 > 5.58 Timm x self. 5 each
* 20-pkg's each randomly inserted

Tomato packs have never been offered in one low priced
tremendous value package. Shipping included.

http://www.gvgo.ca/tomato_sale_2011.html

Payment by PayPal or check

1/24/2012 12:14:09 PM

East Carbon, Utah

That's quite an impressive collection of giant tomato seeds!

Is there any chance that Dennis Hartung and Brandt Timm could enlighten us about the variety and lineage of:

4.84, 4.70, 4.60 Hartung
5.32 Timm 2008
?

I know of at least four varieties now that have been certified to reach Super Giant status (5+ lbs.):

Delicious
Big Zac
Brutus Magnum
MegaMarv

With other varieties claimed. Perhaps it's time to break a little from the naming convention used by pumpkin growers. A few of us have discussed elsewhere adoption of a format such as:

Delicious (7.33 Hunt 2010 © 5.0 Timm 2009)
Big Zac (5.64 Timm 2010 © 5.58 Timm 2008)
Brutus Magnum (6.25 Meisner 2011 © ?)

This convention could be easily modified if/when giant tomatoes result from a deliberate cross, rather than open or self pollination.

Any thoughts, objections, insight?

1/25/2012 2:28:46 AM

Massachusetts

seamsfaster, say you grow the #1 world record or even the #2 tomato, and you grew it off the 7.33 hunt seed, and it was open or selfed, and it weighed 9 lbs.
would it be called:
9 lb. delicious?
or 9 lb. hunt
or 9 lb. we dont know who grew this mater?
here is an example how it gets crazy not naming your mater you grew, i bought some of marvs maters in an auction, his 6.5 mater package just says this " 6.5 delicious " 10 seeds, and a friend of mine saw the seeds on my table and asked i would like to get some of these seeds! who grew this mater! i told him to find out for
himself, so sitting in front of the computer for a half hour, still no results, yahoo search, now i said type in
4.46 marley tomato, and the search showed my tomato at the top, (try the search) now if my friend wanted to get some seeds from your 9 lb. delicious you just grew , how could he do that? what i think needs to be done is the variety should be listed on the lable, but still name, the seed and weight and cross ect...this way if a seed from a certain grower becomes a hot seed, you can get in touch with him or her, also it would help people understand that just not any delicious tomato seed or brutus magnum will grow them a big one, even if i'm wrong about the last statement, would you rather grow a seed from a plant that produced 7, 3 lb tomatoes or a seed from the same variety plant that only grew 7, 1 lb tomatoes i'm just saying.... love , scott

1/25/2012 4:46:09 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Not sure if Dennis has a BP handle.
Brant, not sure either.

I will try to contact them on the gvgo.ca message boards.

1/25/2012 6:53:00 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Hi Russ,
I know for a fact that the 5.32 Timm (08) is a 3.9 Catapano x self. I have a packet from Brant in front of me now. .........Chris

1/25/2012 8:27:24 PM

Ontario, Canada.

http://gvgo.ca/mb/index.php?topic=2565.0

1/25/2012 8:31:42 PM

East Carbon, Utah

Thanks for the info. on the Big Zac (5.32 Timm 2008) and for posting at GVGO. Let's hope all the seeds get sold and sown in soil this year!

Sorry that my left arrow character (ASCI ALT 27) was translated to a copyright character. Wish there were a preview screen here. Hmmm, let's try ALT 17: ◄

Scott, you have articulated the points I was hinting at. Two years ago when I was first trying to enter the world of growing giant tomatoes, I was bewildered by the apparently huge number of varieties that were producing giant tomatoes: Timm, Lyons, Perry, etc. Where were these seeds coming from? They was no overlap at all with all the "monster" varieties listed in big-name seed catalogs.

As it stands, to those outside the realm of giant tomato growing, it looks like we're a bunch of egomaniacs, naming a new variety every time we submit a big tomato at a weigh-off. (uh, I already know I'm an egomaniac, and that 9 pound tomato I'll be growing this year will be #1, not #2!lol)

And you can have #2, to be officially recorded as:

Delicious (8.65 Marley 2012 ◄ 4.46 Marley 2011)

Levity aside, I think it's useful to not only list the variety, but also at least one generation of ancestry. If we keep in mind that what we post on these forums becomes essentially a permanent, searchable record (YIKES!), then routine inclusion of these additional bits of info. should benefit other newcomers who might be considering joining the sport.

1/25/2012 10:27:01 PM

East Carbon, Utah

ok:

Delicious (8.65 Marley 2012 from 4.46 Marley 2011)

Can't hurt to dream...

1/25/2012 10:29:06 PM

valparaiso, in

Some of the seeds it is tough to find what variety of tomato it is. I agree that for the ones we know we need to start keeping accurate records for future use.

1/26/2012 1:02:22 AM

Massachusetts

SEAMSFASTER, ok deal you can have 1st place, and i will take second, and thats perfect on naming the tomatoes!
did you say permanent!!! woops, ken i need another control button! lol. thanks, scott....

1/26/2012 6:48:19 AM

Muddy Waters

"I never met a Mater that wasn't sweeter then my Tater"

1/26/2012 7:30:25 AM

canal winchester ohio

I just got my pac in the mail today , one word..AWESOME!!
For the price the number of good genetics you get is unreal. Great job guys.
Paul

2/3/2012 3:13:07 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Thanks Paul for the support I have worked hard to provide good quality packs from the Ontario growers.

It is good to hear from the folks who know.

Thanks from all of us at the GVGO...

Russ

2/4/2012 7:14:37 PM

Massachusetts

money sent, love those maters....scott

2/4/2012 7:19:37 PM

Ontario, Canada.

Thanks Scott. Kirk sent me your confirmation earlier today Seeds will go out this week.

Still lots of packs left.

Russ

2/4/2012 7:22:33 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

One less. Hehehehe. You have one pack less there, IF there's any left.

2/5/2012 4:51:18 AM

Ontario, Canada.

"Russ,

I just received an AWESOME packet of seeds from GVGO! Of course I could not resist jumping on this rare opportunity to obtain many of the best tomato seeds ever produced. Now I think I can safely claim to have one of the best collections of seeds from giant tomatoes in the world!"

Take care,

Dale

2/5/2012 8:39:23 PM