2019 Beefsteak Tomato Challenge - Grow With Us & Starting Seeds!

Описание: Announcing the 2nd annual 2019 Beefsteak Tomato Challenge and we want YOU to grow with us! In this video, we start our seeds and explain the guidelines (see below for the official rules). #tomatogrowoff2019
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The 2019 Tomato Grow-Off - Official Rules (subject to change)
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The 2019 Contestants…
GROUP 1:
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1. Grow one plant of the ‘Red Beefsteak’ variety for overall yield of tomatoes and the heaviest ‘Red Beefsteak’ tomato.
2. Pick any large variety tomato plant and grow the heaviest tomato.
3. We get 100 days from dropping seed or a transplant in the garden. We have to grow our own transplants.
4. Date range for starting and entering the best ‘Red Beefsteak’ plant and largest tomato… any 100 day span between April 15th and August 21st. We will announce our start dates in a video.
5. We will keep everyone updated through videos and social media on the planting, tending and progress of our entries over the summer.

GROUP 2:
All current subscribers, followers, members, fellow gardeners.

1. Pick any large variety tomato plant and grow the heaviest tomato. Seed, transplant or nursery purchased plants are allowed.
2.Post a photo on the Gardening Coast 2 Coast Facebook Group,   / gardeningcoast2coast  . Include your start date, your end date, the tomato variety and your Zone. Say something about yourself too.
This is your official entry. You can grow during any 100 day period (as some of you are growing now) between January 1, 2019 and August 21, 2019. Include a picture of your seed or transplant going into the ground. Make sure you include #tomatogrowoff2019.
3. Give us updates on Gardening Coast 2 Coast on the progress of your plant over the summer. Frequent updates are appreciated and use #tomatogrowoff2019 as we will be using it for random prize winners.
4. For your finally entry, post a picture or video of your tomato on a digital scale to enter your tomato. You must use #tomatogrowoff2019 to make it official. Include your growing Zone..
5. We are working on prizes that will mostly like be randomized over the top 10-15 contestants with the heaviest tomatoes. But no guarantees as we are working on that now.
6. Prizes will most likely only be shipped in the US.
7. But don’t do it for the prizes, do it for the fun and for bragging rights. We will put the names and social media information of the top 10-15 contestants with the heaviest tomatoes out our social media. (more details to come).

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