Thanks for the help and translation. I tried google translator before coming to gp, but that did not answer the question, it just asked "did you mean," ........? I did not know what it meant, so here I'm. Thank goodness there are helpful people here. Thanks again.

Thanks so much for all the info. I tried to shake some of the flowers today. I have decided to completely stop fertilizing it- until it tells me it needs it:) Yes, I have been pruning the German Queen- not at first, but when it didn't set fruit and all our other plants did I started- at that point it was about 7 feet tall but not very bushy. I'm pretty sure we get enough sun back there. The back garden (where the G.Q. is planted) gets at least 7 hours of light- but it's southern exposure so it does not get full California sun. Honestly, in my non-expert opinion, I think this is a good thing. Our full sun plants do not do as well and they need to be watered every other day (according to the ground gauges) even though we heavily amended the soil before we planted because we have very sandy soil to begin with. This pic was taken in the early evening- like 6ish. There is a 6 foot brick wall blocking in the garden about a foot away out of frame- but it doesn't seem to block much light because the sun goes almost directly over the garden (there is no roof overhang because it's red tile). The plant is leggy though. A lot of the (leggyness looks worse in this pic then it was because we had a bad mold problem that killed or wilted most of the bottom leaves- I just cut them off because nothing was stopping it. I've been told that in Redondo, because of the humidity and cooler temps, mold (powdery mildew) is a big problem- it nearly killed the whole garden this year. However, this tomato has always been more leggy then our others. We were not using stakes- we were doubling the triangle wire tomato cages that they sell around here- they're about 4 feet tall- the German queen had grown all the way over the top and to the ground before we rigged this contraption. I would have left it, but the mold is much worse closer to the ground. The good thing (mold-wise) is that it never rains here (Actually, I shouldn't say never, it did once- for about 20 minutes back in early May, and powdery Mildew covered every plant we had by sunset). My neighbor planted tomatoes in the same spot like 5 or 6 years ago- he said that they grew 3 years before they died out... So, if there is a possibility that they'll grow back, should I cut them down to the ground then when they die out? Or should I leave them to wilt on the ground? Or does it matter? There's probably 30 flowers on it right now, but It's always been covered with flowers- they just don't turn into tomatoes. Thanks again!

I've grown it consecutively for several yrs, now as it is one of my favorites but with some caveats. It is not ribbed but can often be mis-shapen. Never seen what I would call ribbed but with only one fruit to look at ... They aren't hard to come by so if I was interested, I buy some seeds. These attributes are consistant, from 2 different stock and seed sources over several yrs.. A VERY large but somewhat sluggish (late season) potato leaf plant. Moderate blooming, fairly heavy blossom drop, moderate BER (in containers) Heavy water user once size is achieved. Few but large, very tasty, darkish pink, oblate fruits. For me, it is a taste standard that others are measured against. Similar to Brandywine OTV with OTV being easier due to plant size and more production but GQ more healthy at all stages, generally larger fruits and so far, IMO better taste. Since its so big, kinda stingy and finiky, if you grow it and are not very fond of the taste, it probably isn't a good choice for you or your area but like I said, for me its a taste standard.

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