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- The worlds largest tomato was as big around as its plant was tall. The 8.41-lb., 30-in. circumference tomato grew on a Big Zac variety plant only 30 in. tall. Soon to be added to Guinness World Records, the tomato broke the previous world record of 7.75 lbs. that had lasted 28 years.
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- The yield of tomato plants depends in part on the variety. Beefmaster, a slicing tomato, produced almost 10 pounds of fruit in a Washington State University study, while Yellow Perfection, another slicing tomato, produced just under 4 pounds.
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Secrets on How to Grow the Biggest Tomato Secrets on How to Grow the Biggest Tomato. Big tomatoes come from plants given excellent care since the seed. Although many gardeners are content to grow tomatoes so abundant that they have plenty to give away to friends and family, others have dreams of growing the biggest tomatoes in the country.
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- There's a giant fake one in Iowa, but the biggest real one I found weighs in at about 200 grams, which is about a cat's head size. In '83, the Guinness Book of World Records recorded the largest strawberry, weighing 8.17 oz, it was grown in England. Login or Sign Up to answer this question.
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- How many cubic feet of soil are there in a hole that measures 1 foot by 1 foot by 1 foot??ow many cubic feet of soil are there in a hole that measures 1 foot by 1 foot by 1 foot??
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What is the largest strawberry ever recorded? Answers. 1  There's a giant fake one in Iowa, but the biggest real one I found weighs in at about 200 grams, which is about a cat's head size. 2  In '83, the Guinness Book of World Records recorded the largest strawberry, weighing 8.17 oz, it was grown in England.
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Tomatoes â Learn About Tomatoes In 1893, the supreme court ruled in the case of- “NIX vs. HEDDEN” that tomatoes were to be considered vegetables. There are more than 4,000 varieties of tomatoes, ranging from the small, marble-size cherry tomato to the giant ones that can weigh more than 3 pounds. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Americans eat more than 22 pounds of tomatoes every year.
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Pensioner grows world's biggest ever onion...a 17lb 15oz whopper He has been trying for the honour of cultivating the world’s heaviest onion for 25 years but always missed out until yesterday’s victory at Harrogate Flower Show. Record is in the onion bag! Peter Glazebrook and his wife Mary pose with his record breaking giant onion.
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Tomato Update: Floridaâs Largest Tomato Grower Joins Coalition of Immokalee Workersâ Fair Food Program With the the 2010 tomato season just around the corner, momentum for the Campaign for Fair Food and its industry-changing standards for real social accountability just keeps growing! Today, the CIW and Immokalee-based Six L’s made it official: Florida’s largest tomato grower is joining the Fair Food program.
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Tomato The tomato (see pronunciation) is the edible fruit of Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant, which belongs to the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The species originated in Central and South America.
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Why the Tomato Was Feared in Europe for More Than 200 Years Gerard’s opinion of the tomato, though based on a fallacy, prevailed in Britain and in the British North American colonies for over 200 years. Around this time it was also believed that tomatoes were best eaten in hotter countries, like the fruit’s place of origin in Mesoamerica.
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Pizza Fun Facts The largest pizza ever made was at the Norwood Pick 'n Pay Hypermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to the Guinness Book of Records the pizza was 37.4 meters in di…ameter and was made using 500 kg of flour, 800 kg of cheese and 900 kg of tomato puree. This was accomplished on December 8 1990.
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- Botanical classification-In 1753 the tomato was placed in the genus Solanum by Linnaeus as Solanum lycopersicum L. (derivation, 'lyco', wolf, plus 'persicum', peach, i.e., wolf-peach). However, in 1768, Philip Miller placed it in its own genus, and he named it Lycopersicon esculentum.
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- The Italians, however, soon embraced the tomato, dubbing it pomi d'oro (golden apple) and adopting it into their cuisine. The French gave this new fruit an even more romantic name: pomme d'amour (love apple). Still, it was not until the 1830s that the tomato was much more than a curiosity in England or America. Today, the tomato is known as the pomodoro in Italy, as the tomate in France, Germany, and Spain, and as the tomaat in Holland.
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Roma Tomato Roma Tomato. Prized for its use in tomato paste and sauces, Roma produces a large harvest of thick-walled, meaty, bright red, egg-shaped tomatoes about 3 inches long and with few seeds. This tomato is not juicy. This is not a slicing tomato. Instead, the flesh is thick and drier so that it will cook down into a thick sauce. Cooking intensifies flavor, too.
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- Tomatoes originated from the Andes, in what is now called Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador-where they grew wild. They were first cultivated by the Aztecs and Incas as early as 700 AD.2. Tomatoes didn t arrive in Europe until the 16th Century, although it is not known how. It has been said that they were brought back from Central America by Spanish Conquistadors Another legend suggests that two Jesuit priests brought them to Italy from Mexico. Others say Columbus brought the first tomato to Europe.
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Tomato The plants typically grow to 1–3 meters (3–10 ft) in height and have a weak stem that often sprawls over the ground and vines over other plants. It is a perennial in its native habitat, and grown as an annual in temperate climates. An average common tomato weighs approximately 100 grams (4 oz). Its use as a food originated in Mexico, and spread throughout the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Tomato is consumed in diverse ways, including raw, as an ingredient in many dishes, sauces, salads, and drinks.
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Beanie Babies Beanie Babies are a line of stuffed animals created by Ty Warner, the man who founded Ty Inc.. The toys are unique because each toy is stuffed with plastic pellets rather than conventional soft stuffing, giving Beanie Babies a more flexible feel. In a rare interview, the publicity-averse Warner said, The whole idea was it looked real because it moved. During the later half of the 1990s, the toy emerged as a major fad, and were collected not only as toys but also as a financial investment due t
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32,000 tomatoes from one plant 32,000 tomatoes from one plant. The tomato tree as seen by guests on the Living with the Land boat ride at Epcot, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The massive tomato tree growing inside the Walt Disney World Resort's experimental greenhouses in Lake Buena Vista, Florida may be the largest single tomato plant in the world.
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Tomato The tomato (see pronunciation) is the edible, red fruit of Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant, which belongs to the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The species originated in Central and South America.
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- Instead, you want to look for a thing called a paste tomato. These tomatoes are quite dry, very meaty and have fewer seeds than your standard slicer. Some of the more common varieties include: 1  Roma. 2  San Marzano. 3  Big Mama. 4  Jersey Giant. 5  Amish Paste.... 6 and the adorably miniature Juliet.in it. Over the last few years, we’ve been taught to believe that the very best tomato is an heirloom tomato. And while many of those gorgeous, homely heirlooms are definitely best for salads, sandwiches, and no-cook pasta sauces, they are actually not the best choice when it comes to canning.
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World's Largest Vegetables and Fruits World's Largest Vegetables and Fruits. Check out 10 of the largest fruits and vegetables! These people have managed to grow humongous varieties of potatoes, cabbages, jackfruits and more!World's Biggest Sweet Potato (24.9 Lbs or 11.2 Kg).orld's Largest Vegetables and Fruits. Check out 10 of the largest fruits and vegetables! These people have managed to grow humongous varieties of potatoes, cabbages, jackfruits and more!
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La Tomatina Festival Spain’s Tomato Throwing Festival. There are all kinds of people across the globe and they are known to celebrate various kinds of festivals. But by and large, the La Tomatina festival qualifies as one of the most weirdest festivals ever! Time to dive right into the mayhem and find out why. Name of Festival? La Tomatina festival. Where is the Tomato Festival celebrated? Buñol in eastern Spain. When is La Tomatina celebrated? The last Wednesday in August. What is it?
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Berry Berry Big: The Worldâs 10 Largest Fruits (images via: Believe It or Not). A number of different grapes have laid claim to being the world’s largest at one time or another but only Japan’s Ruby Roman grapes are both huge in size as well as in price. In 2009, a Japanese hotel manager paid a whopping $910 for a 1.5 pound (700g) bunch of tomato-red Ruby Romans.
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15 Latin American Fruits to Surprise your Palate This distant relative of the tomato, also part of the nightshade family, is found in Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, and Bolivia, and is cultivated in other parts of the world, including New Zealand. It may be orange or yellow in flavor, and oblong in shape with a defined pointed end.
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British gardener grows Guinness World Record breaking onion Green-fingered Tony Glover models with his 250-onion-bhajee-sized onion [CASCADE] Tony Glover has smashed the existing record for his whopping vegetable, which weighs an eye-watering 18lbs and 11oz and measures 32 inches around its widest part. When recipes call for a large onion, on average they mean around 12 ounces.