Douglas Smith’s gardening hobby has grown to epic proportions.
Far beyond the prospect of earning prizes and praise, what intrigued Smith most, he said, was the intense learning process and the strong sense of camaraderie among fellow giant-vegetable growers. Although it’s competitive in nature, the community collaborates.“Competitive vegetable growing is an active community in terms of knowledge sharing,” Smith said.— a veteran vegetable farmer who was then the U.K.
Following the success of the sky-high sunflower, “I was looking around for other horticultural challenges,” Smith said. “I decided to have a go at the most tomatoes on a truss.”In the world of gardening, a truss is simply a stem that holds tomatoes. Typically, Smith said, a stem carries anywhere between 12 and 30 cherry tomatoes, and, in very strong growing seasons,For Smith, the process of growing supersize produce is scientific.
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