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Tomato mania takes over yard

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WINNETKA, Calif., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A Southern California man who harvested almost 11,000 pounds of tomatoes last year is going for 15,000 this year.

Bill Anderson and his wife, Christine Griego, grow their plants on less than a quarter acre in Winnetka, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday. Most of the yard is devoted to tomatoes, although they also have a few roses.

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Anderson keeps meticulous track of his harvest with daily records of how many tomatoes he picks and what varieties they are.

Scott Daigre, a landscape designer, runs the Tomatomania seedling sales, where Anderson volunteered this year.

"If you think that growing backyard tomatoes is just that, you're missing the point," he told the Times. "It's a search for the past, a romantic search for a memory, a hope of reliving a childhood experience, a great dinner."

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