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            Subject:  winter tomatoe challenge 2016
			
  
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            | curtlave (team extreme) | 
            
               Sourthern Utah 
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               Who"s still in the game? I finally got a blossom,, 7 weeks left to grow i believe,, april 1st,,  to little to late maybe,, but man its been a fun chase,, will know for sure soon,, best to all, Curt Saxton 
		
				
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               2/13/2016 7:23:30 PM 
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            | bnot | 
            
               Oak Grove, Mn 
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               i have one plant still going. It has a tomato on it about ping pong ball size.  Wont be a record, but just getting one over winter will make me happy. 
		
				
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               2/13/2016 7:37:37 PM 
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            | jsterry | 
            
               East Tennessee 
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               trashed mine about 3 weeks ago. good luck to those still in it. 
		
				
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               2/13/2016 7:50:56 PM 
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            | wixom grower ( The Polish Hammer) | 
            
               Wixom MI. 
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               still trying but not having any luck this year. getting flowers but they wont grow after pollination ? 
		
				
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               2/13/2016 7:52:50 PM 
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            | Dan Sutherland | 
            
               Walla Walla Wa. 
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               I've got about 8 or 9 on two plants,the biggest are around 14 inches,still very green and growing well,hope for the best. 
		
				
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               2/13/2016 10:25:49 PM 
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            | PatrickW | 
            
               Soldotna,AK 
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               Four plants each with a tomato. Largest 14 in circumference. SLOW growers compared to outside. Hoping for a 2 pounder. 
		
				
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               2/14/2016 2:40:53 AM 
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            | brotherdave | 
            
               Corryton, TN 
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               I'm out. Been out a while. 
		
				
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               2/14/2016 7:50:25 AM 
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            | Porkchop | 
            
               Central NY 
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               How many hours of light are yall using? 
		
				
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               2/14/2016 8:55:05 AM 
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            | bnot | 
            
               Oak Grove, Mn 
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               I am using a led light 15 hours per day.  At twelve inches its par(photosynthetically active radiation)  number is 920.  Daily light integral = PAR x h x 3600/1,000,00. So my numbers are 920x15x3600/1,000,000= 49.68 DLI units.  This is close to june/july dli numbers here in minnesota. 
		
				
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               2/14/2016 9:22:07 AM 
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            | wixom grower ( The Polish Hammer) | 
            
               Wixom MI. 
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               i have bounced all over the place trying to find something that will work ? last year i had no problem, but this year i think i over feralized with the wrong light spectrum a halide bulb to long and messed them up ? now i have them with a sodium bulb and down to 12 hours of light down from 15 hours that i had them on.the strange thing right now is that i am getting great flowering right now i can see the pollin dust fly when i pollinate, but after they pollinate the flower looks to set the stems begin to thicken like their taking, but then they just sit their and do nothing ? i threw something off balance but im not sure of what ? i fed them heavy with staight pot ash to develop strong roots, but not sure if that is the problem.still working at it, maybe something will take. 
		
				
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               2/14/2016 10:09:18 AM 
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            | PatrickW | 
            
               Soldotna,AK 
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               12 hours/ day, LED, hydroponics 
		
				
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               2/15/2016 4:32:31 AM 
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            | Q Tip | 
            
               Mn 
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               I am just hoping my 0.8lb micro-slammer holds on for a 3rd place ribbon :) - Good luck all - I was using LED's and had 16 hours of light - I don't know all those fancy calculations that bnot is talking about but it grew one haha  
		
				
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               2/15/2016 9:05:51 AM 
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            | Pumpkinman Dan | 
            
               Johnston, Iowa 
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               Started with four plants, now down to two.  Learning experience - no flowers till I increased to 16 hours of light/day.  Have LOTs of blossoms now, hoping I can get a few of them to "take".  Using the electric toothbrush method to increase chances 
		
				
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               2/17/2016 5:29:39 PM 
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            | Porkchop | 
            
               Central NY 
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               Wixom-Hows that BZxdomingo?... I call dibs on seeds... 
		
				
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               2/25/2016 1:39:53 PM 
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