Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 56 Entries. Thursday, February 18 View Page First round of giant maters up !! Thursday, March 3 View Page First round three weeks old. Sunday, March 13 View Page up potted tomatoes today Sunday, March 20 View Page Tomatoes coming along . Sunday, April 3 View Page Started state fair plants today. 129 Young long gourd, 161 Starr field pumpkin and 183 May watermelon. Sunday, May 1 View Page Back to growing pumpkins now. Thursday, May 12 View Page Just got back from Miami pic of son just before getting hooded with his (Doctor of Philosophy in Biology) Thursday, May 12 View Page Like two weeks behind. Mass sanding soaking today AG,LG, melons and tomatoes. Wednesday, May 18 View Page started fall weigh-off plants 6 days ago Ag, GREENIES, MELONS AND LONG GOURDS. Wednesday, May 18 View Page State fair watermelons. Wednesday, May 18 View Page state fair tomatoes. Wednesday, May 18 View Page State fair long gourds almost up to trellis. Monday, May 30 View Page State fair melons left 257 boyette and 183 May on right. Monday, May 30 View Page State fair field pumpkin 161 Starr. Monday, May 30 View Page first round giant tomatoes 13 plants and seven mega blooms Young, Goodman, porkchop, Daz and may. Monday, May 30 View Page State fair long gourds both 114 May. up trellis four foot (but one must go) Friday, June 10 View Page state fair long gourds starting to blooming. Friday, June 10 View Page state fair field pumpkin coming along. Friday, June 10 View Page My biggest giant tomato. Sunday, June 12 View Page At this stage in the game think this is the best looking and fullest I ever had. 2.45 May (6.88 MacCoy x open. Wednesday, June 15 View Page three days of growth on the 2.45 May tomato. Sunday, June 19 View Page Wife gave me a handmade father's day card. Yesterday asked me what to tell water department when they call that we must have a leak.HAHA Sunday, June 26 View Page this one size of a quarter two weeks ago 16.5 " today. Sunday, June 26 View Page 15" on this one. Sunday, June 26 View Page 15.5" on this one. Sunday, July 3 View Page Est. at 4 lbs. on my 4.25 May ( 4.57 MacCoy x open). It has est of 14-16 days to grow. Only need 1.34 more lbs. A lot can still go wrong. Wednesday, July 6 View Page tomatoes in this and next two pics range from 21"- 22 1/4"cc. Wednesday, July 6 View Page #2 Wednesday, July 6 View Page #3 Thursday, July 7 View Page I Have a date tomorrow with 500 Cantrell and 914 Hansen both greenies 7:00 am. Saturday, July 9 View Page 4.25 May today still growing. Wednesday, July 13 View Page A look down part of slammer row. Thursday, July 14 View Page Will this one go 5+ lbs? Friday, July 15 View Page Hi Marv, hope this pic shows it is one conjoined tomato. Saturday, July 16 View Page State fair long gourd growing 5-6" a day. Saturday, July 16 View Page state fair field pumpkin growing well. Saturday, July 16 View Page 500 Cantrell dap 18 Monday, July 18 View Page new PB and state record! and more to come? Tuesday, July 19 View Page This one growing well on 4.25 May plant #2 Wednesday, July 20 View Page Rejects from slammer row range from 2lbs6oz- 3lbs7oz. Friday, July 22 View Page Two more slammers off to night. That's three this year over old PB! All off my own seeds! Saturday, July 23 View Page One more tomato tonight 3.68lbs off the 2.45 May big zac. Monday, July 25 View Page State fair long gourd getting sour tip so no trip for it 80+" Monday, July 25 View Page State fair field pumpkin but no fair for it (see next post) Monday, July 25 View Page so what do you do with a pumpkin in July? next post Monday, July 25 View Page You end up looking like this HEHE. Thursday, July 28 View Page Last two on first round of slammers. Both off the 5.44 Young. weighed on home scale on left 5.25 and on right 5.06. So that's 5 over old PB and three of them over 5 lbs what a tomato year for me!! Friday, July 29 View Page Round two has started for fall weigh-off. Monday, August 22 View Page Just got back from picking up items from state fair. Plaques for this year. Thursday, September 22 View Page So many pumpkins!! Do I go for heavy or Howard Dill? Friday, October 7 View Page All loaded for fair oaks(Cantrell, porkchop and Young! Wednesday, October 12 View Page Green squash 1st at fair oaks and new PB 487lbs. Monday, October 17 View Page Had to put my patch dog down today. pic of her looking under the wind fence (Jack Russell) Tuesday, October 25 View Page ok ok we only made it five days dog less. New patch dog name is Sugar. Saturday, November 5 View Page Try to get my greenie!! Sunday, December 4 View Page Opened up my 487 greenie (500 Cantrell x self). Had real nice thick walls all over.