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Press, 1 October 1979, Page 12

"They laughed when I said I'd get 500 tomatoes on one plant". —reported one keen amateur The laughter must have been whose entry arrived much too late silenced when his mates were for the competition. Apparently he invited around to see the giant had boasted at his Bowling Club vine, upper roots in a nurseryman s that you didn't really need a garden planter bag, lower roots reaching to supply the family with tomatoes, under the garage through a gap in _ the concrete. On his careful count. he ,ook 1631 e<^ible Tomatoes frorn this one P' ant ’ th® lost in Ju| y ISjr 4T, The Christchurch experience. @|i| Muir 1 473 Yaldhurst Road Christchurch won the Canterbury ■ j regional prize February 79. Her It Austiatom grown agamst a fence hod 50 7 tomatoes over 20cms o’ ® judging time Over 4000 tomatoes from only 3 plants recorded in February, '79. TT ’ These grafted wonder croppers aie \iSaT iJ| SO wgorous they II produce except tional crops of regular sized fruits Mrs D Muir Yoldhurst Rood with less than overage care Only —9 9 c with free cultural booklet 4- ond entry form for the Great $l5OO _ Austratom Contest StWs -——-— ’ \ Austratoms are grafted wonder cropper ' CTriTfjbjJiyJk tomato plants which produce abundant fruits ' ' of regular size over a very long season. Onty 99c each with free cultural booklet BIL & and en * r Y f° rm f° r G $l5OO JI Austratom Contest. Austratoms are available in Christchurch from:Cashmere Downs Nurseries Ltd, 245 Cashmere Rd HALSWELL Gardenway Nurseries 19 Chalmers St HORNBY Gardenway Nurseries Cnr Marshland and Prestons Rds MARSHLANDS Gardenways Nurseries 89-91 Picton Ave RICCARTON Portstone Nursery 471 Ferry Rd WOOLSTON