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Tuesday, November 04, 2014
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SEAMSFASTER
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East Carbon, Utah
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For the fourth time in 2014, a new Utah State Record!
Big Zac (4.670 DT 2014)(3.75 Catapano 2007)
3.75 Catapano seeds came from Frank Catapano via Russ Landry. The 3.75 is an offspring of 4.59 Lyons 2006 and is a sibling of the 3.9 Catapano from which the vast majority of giant Big Zac specimens have descended over the past 6 years.
Certified and witnessed, but apparently GPC rules will not allow this specimen to be recognized.
GPC's Virtual Early Tomato Weigh off Rules, Revision date February 10th 2013 state:
"�h The GPC will accept entries up until September 30th of each year.
�h The GPC will accept a maximum of three (3) entries per grower per year. Any other entries must be entered at a regular GPC sanctioned weigh off."
September 30th, really? In most years, October is the best month, weather-wise, for growing big tomatoes around here. Someone please tell me where there is a regular GPC sanctioned weigh off site within the next two weeks and within 5,000 miles of Utah - and how I could afford to travel there?
So this state record specimen apparently will not get listed. Would it get the same treatment if it were a world record?? It's not like I could force the tomato to ripen five weeks early to meet the September 30th deadline!
Whatever. At least it's documented here.
More pics etc. at:
http://delectationoftomatoes.wordpress.com/2014/09/08/new-utah-state-record-largest-tomato/
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