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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 23 Entries.
Wednesday, May 7 View Page
I started a 1546 Shenoha 13' and a 1048 Engel 12' on May 5th. I finally got the hoop houses up today. Ran out of visqueen last night.
Sunday, May 25 View Page
Last year I was 0/6 with the tomato grafts. This year I am 3/4. It pays to buy a hygrometer. I used the Supernatural Rootstock, and my own 4.104 seed.
Sunday, May 25 View Page
First time I have had a double tomato plant. This one is on my 3.308 seed. I am growing to grow it just to see what happens.
Sunday, May 25 View Page
Put all but the three grafted plants into the ground today. They need a few more days to harden off.
Tuesday, August 5 View Page
Found a bunch of these odd looking flowers throughout the season. I am sure they are common, but I have never seen them before.
Tuesday, August 5 View Page
This is what the plant looked like a week ago.
Tuesday, August 5 View Page
I really liked the shape of it.
Tuesday, August 5 View Page
It was growing great.
Tuesday, August 5 View Page
Sadly it went down to a blossom end split on DAP 26. Too much rain. I will cut it up tomorrow. A shame I really liked the cross. There is always next year.
Friday, August 29 View Page
The first tomato that I weighed was off of my 3.308 Diaz plant. I weighed it on 8/13/2014. The CC was 20 1/2", and it weighed 2.98 lbs..
Friday, August 29 View Page
The second tomato weighed was grown off of the 4.90 Nieuwenhoff. I weighed it on 8/18/2014. It weighed 2.93 lbs., and the CC was 20 1/2".
Friday, August 29 View Page
On 8/18/2014 I weighed my heaviest tomato from the 4.57 MacCoy. It weighed 3.53 lbs., and the CC was 21 1/4".
Friday, August 29 View Page
I waited 45 days for the seeds to mature, but I don't think that mattered. The smell was bad. I have two possible seeds for next year. I just wanted the genetics. I really liked the cross.
Friday, August 29 View Page
The first 4.104 Diaz tomato that I weighed only came in at 3.62 lbs. on 8/26/2014. The CC was 21 7/8".
Friday, August 29 View Page
Checking the scale for accuracy.
Friday, August 29 View Page
The second 4.104 Diaz tomato plant that I weighed came in at 3.21 lbs. with a CC of 20 1/2". I weighed it on 8/27/2014.
Friday, August 29 View Page
The third 4.104 Diaz tomato that I weighed was also the first one to be weighed that I grafted with the Supernatural Rootstock. It weighed in at 3.51 lbs. with a CC of 21 1/8". I also weighed this one on 8/27/2014.
Friday, August 29 View Page
I weighed this one off another one of my 4.104 Diaz plants this morning. It weighed 4.11 lbs., and the CC was 22 3/8".
Friday, August 29 View Page
I weighed this one at the Porter County Weights & Measurements Office at 9 am this morning. It weighed in at 5 lbs., and the CC is 23 3/4".
Friday, August 29 View Page
Here is another shot of it on the scale.
Sunday, September 7 View Page
This one started turning on Friday. I will get it weighed on Tuesday or Wednesday. The CC was 25" on the vine today.
Wednesday, September 10 View Page
I had this tomato weighed at the Porter County Weights & Measurements Office this morning. It came in at 5.33 lbs..
Wednesday, September 10 View Page
It was grown off the 4.04 Johnston, and the CC was 25 1/4". Parentage looks like this: 4.04 Johnston> 5.58 Timm> 3.9 Catapano> 4.59 Lyons> Big Zac.

 

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