Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 78 Entries. Thursday, March 26 View Page Spring soil test from A&L Western: Organic Matter (OM) 17% ENR (Expected Nitrogen Release) 20 Phosphorus (P) 127 130 Potassium (K) 702 Magnesium (Mg) 486 Calcium (Ca) 3028 Sodium (NA) 63 PH 7.5 CEC (Cation Exchange Capacity) 21.2 Sulfur (SO4-S) 20 Zinc (Zn) 10 Manganese (Mn) 22 Iron (Fe) 62 Copper (Cu) 1.2 Boron (B) 2.7 soluable salts .7 BASE SATURATIONS: K 8.5 Mg 18.9 Ca 71.4 Na 1.3 Recommendations: 15 pounds per 1000 sq. ft. Elemental Sulfur .2 pounds per 1000 sq. ft. Nitrogen Thursday, March 26 View Page Thank You OVGPG!!!!!!! Thursday, March 26 View Page Thanks again ! Sunday, March 29 View Page Put down about half the recommended sulfur for now @ 15 lbs. per the 2000 sq. ft. Wednesday, May 6 View Page HOOPS UP!!!!!!!!!!!! Soil heating cables buried under number 1 and 3 and plugged in, only had two cables. Mixed in a bag of Bull Country Compost and a few hand fulls of kelp meal at each planting site. Rock and Roll Baby!!!! Rock and Roll . Friday, May 8 View Page Planted the 1306 and an 823 yesterday, the calendar said it was a good time. I put the 1306 Jutras in hoop #1 with the heating cable. In hoop #3 I put the best looking 823 Perry, which was difficult because they all looked good. Hoop #3 is in what I consider my prime garden and where the 1306 was grown last year that produced the 823. I have located this years seed in a different spot than the 1306 was grown in, but it will be basically be covering the same area. the soil back there is very sandy, loose, deep and well ammended. At planting I incorporated a 40# bag of Bull country compost, micronized endomycorrhizal fungi, and the plant growth activator by "Organica" which contains various strains of BT. I then watered the two plants in with a light mixture of Tom's humic & fulvic acid blend and kelp, 2 gallons each plant. I'm undecided as to what seed will go in hoop #2, hopefully the 1507 Jutras, but that seed is still not looking very promising. Sunday, May 17 View Page Some of my tomatoes for the competition garden Sunday, May 17 View Page A few nice looking blooms on a few already. This one is on a new variety I'm trying "Supersteak". Sunday, May 17 View Page Plants I am growing for the garden, friends and neighbors. 20 flats of various tomatoes, 22 flats of peppers, broccoli, cucumbers, pumpkins, squash, zucchini, melons, beans, marigolds. Sunday, May 17 View Page This row of peppers is for my garden. The tomatoes at the end are seconds of my competition line-up. Thursday, June 4 View Page This is probably the largest tomato blossom I have ever seen. It is on a 5.58 Timm and I have one nearly identical on a 4.29 Timm. Tuesday, June 9 View Page SoySoap trials: Trying a new product in the gardens "soysoap". This new product claims to do some pretty amazing things. We'll see. Applied soysoap this morning to the 1507 Jutras, 595 James and 969 Jutras. Also to much of my garden and one row of competition tomatoes. I'll be watching these plants closely for the next few days. If everything looks fine I'll be applying it to the oithers. For the past two years now, the 1306 Jutras is far outperforming anything else. Friday, August 7 View Page This years 1306 Jutras at 38 days. Friday, August 7 View Page A nudder view of the 1306. Friday, August 7 View Page One more . Friday, August 7 View Page The 823 Perry at 32 days. Friday, August 7 View Page Again with the nudder view. Friday, August 7 View Page My expected entry to the Reynoldburg Tomato Festival. The variety is BelMonte, is taping at 23 inches in circumference and has the classic tomato shape. Pretty good looking for a Giant tomato. The tomato is just begining to turn red and should be looking pretty good by Thursday when it is to be delivered as an entry at the Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival. Friday, August 7 View Page A nudder shot of the BelMonte tomato. Friday, August 7 View Page One more all wrapped up and put to bed. Friday, August 7 View Page Another Monster "expected to currently be over 3 pounds" on the same plant. All growth on this plant has been terminated and this tomato has some growing to do. Once I remove the first monster I expect this one to get an extra push in weight gains. Friday, August 7 View Page This beast is on a 4.29 Timm four feet from the BelMonte plant. Friday, August 7 View Page Couple two pounders on the 5.32 Timm. Friday, August 7 View Page Could the next Ohio State Record currently be growing on a 5.58 Timm????????????? Thursday, August 20 View Page I picked this tomato off of a BelMonte which weighed in at 4.14 pounds, just .35 pounds from a new state record. This was a very good looking tomato for a Giant. Thursday, August 20 View Page More BelMonte shots Thursday, August 20 View Page anudder . Thursday, August 20 View Page and anudder Thursday, August 20 View Page uno mass. Friday, August 21 View Page I picked this tomato today which weighed 3.47 pounds. I pulled 5 or 6 of them today that should weigh over 3 pounds. Monday, August 24 View Page The New Ohio State Record Tomato!!! Off of the 5.58 Timm and weighing in at 4.78 pounds. .30 pounds heavier than the current Ohio State Record. Monday, August 24 View Page anudder Monday, August 24 View Page and anudder Monday, August 24 View Page and anudder Monday, August 24 View Page one more Monday, August 24 View Page A GIANT THANK YOU goes out to Brant Timm for supplying me with the seed the 4.78 Perry was grown off of. Thank You Sir !!! Wednesday, August 26 View Page I took the tomato to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Ohio State University Extension office and had it officially weighed in the presence of an AG agent. When I weighed it I just threw the scale down and put the tomato on it. When I took it to the county extension office I leveled out the scale prior to weighing the tomato. The "Official" weight of the tomato is 4.83 pounds, which is even better. LOL Monday, August 31 View Page Picked this tomato off of the same plant which produced the 4.14 Perry "BelMonte". 3.52 pounds. Monday, August 31 View Page same fruit from the back side. Monday, August 31 View Page a few more big tomatoes. Unfortunately I lost track of which plants these next few tomatoes came off of but I am certain they all came off of plants which were started from Brant Timm's seed. First one up 2.47 pounds. "small tomato: Monday, August 31 View Page Next ! 3.30 pounds. Monday, August 31 View Page 3.30 from the rear. Monday, August 31 View Page 3.50 pounds. Monday, August 31 View Page 3.50 from the rear. Monday, August 31 View Page 3.59 pounds Monday, August 31 View Page 3.59 from the rear. Monday, August 31 View Page latest addition. I picked this fruit on Friday evening, it weighed 3.30 at the time but we'll go with the current weight. The scale fluctuated between 3.25 and 3.24 like my last two pumpkins, so we'll go with the smallest number. 3.24 pounds. Monday, August 31 View Page from the rear. Monday, August 31 View Page All five of the last recorded tomatoes above: Monday, August 31 View Page Seeds from the 4.83 Perry "The New Ohio State Record". Monday, August 31 View Page I like to grow other things than just pumpkins, but I often wish I didn't so I would have more room for pumpkins. LOL Here are a few other things I've grown this year. I sell my extras at the Farmer's market in Massillon Ohio on Saturdays from eight to noon. Monday, August 31 View Page I really like this years black tomatoes. True Black Brandywine. Monday, August 31 View Page More tomatoes and peppers. Monday, August 31 View Page And yet again more. Monday, August 31 View Page Missing a few, people really like my peppers. Monday, August 31 View Page Garlic is my main gig though. :) Monday, August 31 View Page It doesn't get any better than this ! Tuesday, September 8 View Page This years 1306 Jutras from the blossom end. Tuesday, September 8 View Page From the left side. Tuesday, September 8 View Page From the right side. Tuesday, September 8 View Page From the stem end. Tuesday, September 8 View Page This years 823 Perry from the blossom end. Tuesday, September 8 View Page From the left side. Tuesday, September 8 View Page From the right side. Tuesday, September 8 View Page From the stem end. Tuesday, September 22 View Page A pic I took at the Ohio State university extension office. Friday, October 2 View Page Loaded and Ready! Monday, October 5 View Page I FINALLY broke a thousand pounds!! WOOOHOOOO!!!! I never seen this coming. I had my 1306 fruit estimated at 915 pounds and never would have guessed it would go that heavy. 1,013.00 Perry, Duane (1306 Jutras X 823 Perry) Official OTT: 353.0 inches "I measured 350" Est weight: 923.00 Actual Weight: 1013 Pounds 10.0% Heavy to the chart, 90 pounds over estimate Monday, October 5 View Page I am very happy with this kin. This was grown off of my own seed from last year the 823 Perry (1306 Jutras X 1450 Wallace). This pumpkin really surprised me when it went 14% heavy to charts at the OVGPG weigh-off. I had this fruit taping at 833 pounds. Dave Stelts asked me what it was gonna weigh just seconds before hitting the scale and I told him I was hoping for 850. 984.50 Perry, Duane (823 Perry X 1306 Jutras) Official OTT: 345.0 "I measured 341" Est Weight: 862.00 Actual weight: 984.5 14.0% Heavy to the chart, 122.5 pounds over estimate Friday, October 9 View Page A friend of mine in Canada carved this. This is the most detailed pumpkin carving I have ever seen, just thought I'd share the pic. Wednesday, October 28 View Page My 984.5 carved. Wednesday, October 28 View Page and annudder . Wednesday, October 28 View Page one more. Not bad for the third pumpkin I've carved like this if I do say so. LOL Toot! Toot! Wednesday, November 18 View Page My original carving started looking pretty bad and I REALLY need some carving practice, so I decided to squeeze another weeks worth of display out of her by cutting away the front of it and carvng a skull into the interior of the pumpkin. Wednesday, November 18 View Page I think I'm getting this skull carving thing down. :D Wednesday, November 18 View Page It has a stare to it that just gives me the creepes. I like it! LOL Sunday, November 29 View Page Tomatoes I've grown: 4.83 Perry 09 UOW = (5.58 Timm X open) 4.48 Perry 08 = (Church X open) "heirloom" 4.14 Perry 09 UOW = (BelMonte X Open) "heirloom" 3.59 Perry 09 UOW = ( unknown) Lost track of which plant this came from. If I had to take an educated guess I would say this fruit was grown off of a 5.32 Timm seed "Big Zac". 3.50 Perry 09 UOW = (unknown) Lost track of which plant this came from. If I had to take an educated guess I would say this fruit was grown off of a 3.36 Perry seed "Church". 3.36 Perry 08 (Church X open) "heirloom" 3.24 Perry 09 UOW = (unknown) Lost track of which plant this came from. If I had to take an educated guess I would say this fruit was grown off of a 4.29 Timm seed "Big Zac". 2.99 Perry 08 (Church X open) "heirloom" Sunday, November 29 View Page Known genetics of Tomatoes others have grown: 7.18 Harp 09 = (5.58 Timm X open) 5.58 Timm 08 = (3.9 Catapano 07 X open) 5.32 Timm 08 = (3.9 Catapano 07) 5.0 Timm 08 = (3.8 Timm 06) = (Delicious) 4.41 Timm 09 = (5.32 Timm 08) 4.39 Timm 09 = (5.58 Timm 08) 4.29 Timm 08 = (3.9 Catapano 07) 3.87 Timm 08 = (3.8 Timm 06) = (Delicious) 3.68 Timm 08 = (3.4 Timm 06) = (Delicious) 3.59 Timm 09 = (5.32 Timm 08) 3.9 Catapano 07 = (4.59 Lyon's 06 X open) 4.59 Lyon's 06 = "not positive" (Big Zac X open) 5.00 Clerinx 09 = (4.59 Lyons 06 X Open) 3.00 Catapano 08 = (3.6 Catapano 07 X Open) 3.59 Checkon 09 = (5.58 Timm 08 X Open) 3.25 Wexler 09 = (Big Zac X Open) 3.16 Lyons, John 09 = (3.9 Catapano 07 X Open) 2.99 Harnica, John = (5.58 Timm 08 X Open) 2.77 Lovelace, Sam = (5.0 Timm 08 X Open) 2.74 Lovelace, Sam = (3.9 Catapano 07 X Open) 2.71 Lovelace, Sam = (3.9 Catapano 07 X Open) 2.29 Lovelace, Sam = (5.0 Timm 08 X Open) 2.72 Wright, Tom = (Brutus Magnum X Open) 2.50 Harnica, William = (5.58 Timm 08 X Open) 2.40 Westfall, Dan = (3.36 Perry 08 X 3.36 Perry 08) 2.26 Strange, Mike = (Big Zac X Open) 2.20 Frankek, Jr., Art = (Delicious X Open) 2.18 Savage, Brent = (5.0 Timm 08 X Open) 2.00 Conley, Buddy = (Big Zac X Open)