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Sunday, August 31, 2014
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SEAMSFASTER
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East Carbon, Utah
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Here is a picture of Vincenzo Domingo with three very large "Domingo" tomatoes on a single truss.
Note the copyright. Maria is Vincenzo's daughter and gave me explicit permission to post this picture.
Here's a brief history of this variety:
An heirloom variety from Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy. In 2007, Vincenzo Domingo entered a 3.9 (?) lb. specimen in the Newsday Great Long Island Tomato Challenge and won first place. He obtained seeds from his brother, Sebastiano, who lived in Sicily, Italy, where this variety has been grown for many years. Large (to 4.55 lbs., Hezekiah Wahl in 2012), fluted, hefty looking red tomatoes."
This variety has been very impressive this year. One specimen weighed in at 2.734 lbs. on a vine that was loaded with several other large tomatoes. I have another in the backyard high tunnel, alone on it's vine, that now measures to just over 3.5 lbs. with at least one more week of growing to go. Could be my biggest tomato ever!
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