Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 19 Entries. Wednesday, February 25 View Page I started one seed each of the tomato seeds listed below for a little wintertime experiment. I started these seeds with the plan to severely neglect them, over stress them and just run them through their paces. Out of the ten seeds planted only one plant survived which was the 5.53 Young plant in the picture. Time of the photo is 30 days since popping dirt, and is already greening up nicely after being repotted into that 3 gallon nursery pot a few days ago. No real plans for the surviving plant but I will keep it just for fun and transplant outdoors come late may/early June. 3.95 young 5.49A young 5.53 young 5.56 young 5.64 young 5.76 young 5.83 young 6.03 yohe 6.10 yohe 6.13 young Friday, February 27 View Page I've been breeding peppers for the last 10 years or so just thought I would share some pics of stuff I've been working on while I've been gone. Friday, February 27 View Page random peppers Friday, February 27 View Page pepper plants Friday, February 27 View Page just picture tomato plants with 10lb tomatoes on them in replace of the peppers...lol Friday, February 27 View Page it's 7ft to the top of the posts Friday, February 27 View Page Here's one of my pepper crosses I've been working on. This is a Shishito x Yellow Bubblegum I call them shitgum peppers....lol Friday, February 27 View Page Here's another variant of my Shitgum pepper, Shishito x Yellow Bubblegum Friday, February 27 View Page still growing the fungi Friday, February 27 View Page Oyster's on straw Friday, February 27 View Page more oysters on straw Friday, February 27 View Page Shiitake on red oak Friday, February 27 View Page Picture for Ian, I'm still fishing for toothy critters here! Cheers my friend Friday, February 27 View Page On to new hobbies! I have room for maybe 50 tomato plants with 4ft spacing but I'm thinking maybe 25-30 just so I can make sure they get all the attention they need. Here's the seeds pictured I will be growing this season, start date for me is around the middle of April. Saturday, March 21 View Page Another hobby of mine is growing carnivorous plants, pictured is some Heliamphora , I also grow sarracenia and nepenthes. Saturday, March 21 View Page Heliamphora Saturday, March 21 View Page Heliamphora Saturday, March 21 View Page Heliamphora Monday, April 13 View Page Happy Spring growers! all of the snow has finally melted off my garden here and in one week I will be sowing tomato seeds. I've grown tomatoes for years but this will be the first time growing giants. This season's goal for me is to grow a 5lb tomato and create some of my own GIANT tomato crosses so I have my own seeds going forward. Here's the final list of tomato seeds I will be growing depending on germination, and some of these will be grown more for pollination then size. A big THANK YOU to Jim Sherwood and Christopher MacDonald, I reached out to 12 different tomato growers and only even heard back from three of them...lol Jim and Christopher were kind enough to share some of their seeds with me and it is very much appreciated! Thanks again guys 9.44 Yohe x 5 8.74 Sherwood x 7 8.56 Macdonald x 3 8.52 Macdonald x 3 8.42 Macdonald x 3 8.39 Young x 3 8.18 Young x 4 8.10 Macdonald x 2 7.72 Macdonald x 2 7.39 Macdonald 7.25 Yohe x 4 7.09 Yohe x 3 6.10 Yohe x 2 5.76 Young x 1 MegaMarv x 2 MegaZac x 2 MegaDom x 2 I will also be growing Contessa, Marbonne, Moskvich and my own high anthocyanin cross I've been working on for eating tomatoes. I'll grow long gourds again this year, last season I had my PB of 131" and looking forward to trying to beat that this season. I will be starting the following long gourd seeds in a couple of days: 154 Gfeller 136.37 Gfeller 148.5 Gfeller - this seed grew my PB last season sadly mine had no viable seeds. Thanks to Mr. Gfeller for the seeds! whew long post...lol I will update this with pics as progress rolls along for anyone interested. I hope everyone has a great season and grows a new personal best! Cheers