Giant tomato from Chandler’s Ford garden (From This is Hampshire)
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Giant tomato from Chandler’s Ford garden
7:00am Friday 3rd September 2010 in
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- By Tara Russell » News Reporter
IT is a 15-inch whopper that makes even a beef tomato look inadequate.
But this huge fruit is what gardening enthusiasts Antonio and Elisa Martone have grown in their Hampshire back garden.
The couple, originally from Italy, who are both 78 could not believe their eyes when they picked this massive tomato from the vine at their garden in Pennine Way, Chandler’s Ford, weighing more than one pound.
Now the pair, who are from Naples but moved to Hampshire almost 50 years ago, say they will make tomato puree from the giant fruit to enjoy in dozens of Elisa’s Italian dishes.
Antonio said: “I have never seen a tomato like this in my entire life. I am very very happy. It is fantastico!”
Comments(6)
Higginz
says...
8:54am Fri 3 Sep 10
And is that a stain on the jumper? Love the tomato.
southy
says...
3:16pm Fri 3 Sep 10
echo take a look at the picture and then get a ruler out 15 inches would make that tomato the size about from finger tip to elbow, did you make an error and mean cm and not inches.
Gladbachsaint
says...
3:19pm Fri 3 Sep 10
southy wrote:Sh*t you are right :-(
got a tomato that,s 14cm at its widest point, and 9cm deep. echo take a look at the picture and then get a ruler out 15 inches would make that tomato the size about from finger tip to elbow, did you make an error and mean cm and not inches.
Excuse me dear you were absolutely right - my thingy is 12cm not 12 inches :-(
getUNreal
says...
10:30pm Fri 3 Sep 10
Gladbachsaint wrote:try 15ins around,not wide!durrrrrrrrrr
southy wrote: got a tomato that,s 14cm at its widest point, and 9cm deep. echo take a look at the picture and then get a ruler out 15 inches would make that tomato the size about from finger tip to elbow, did you make an error and mean cm and not inches.Sh*t you are right :-( Excuse me dear you were absolutely right - my thingy is 12cm not 12 inches :-(
southy
says...
1:23pm Sat 4 Sep 10
getUNreal wrote:15inches round would fit in just the palm of one hand and not two.
Gladbachsaint wrote:try 15ins around,not wide!durrrrrrrrrr
southy wrote: got a tomato that,s 14cm at its widest point, and 9cm deep. echo take a look at the picture and then get a ruler out 15 inches would make that tomato the size about from finger tip to elbow, did you make an error and mean cm and not inches.Sh*t you are right :-( Excuse me dear you were absolutely right - my thingy is 12cm not 12 inches :-(
the one in my garden is 12 and half inches round (31cm), 5 and half inches (14cm) at is widest point, 3 and half inches deep (9cm) and its still growing. both stake and beef tomato's can get much larger than this.
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HEAVYWEIGHT FRUIT: Antonio Martone and wife Elisa with the giant tomato they found growing in their garden. Echo picture by Matt Watson. Order no: 11073796
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Gladbachsaint says...
8:41am Fri 3 Sep 10
By the way that looks remarkably like a pumpkin that has been painted with shiny red paint.