Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 13 Entries. Monday, January 10 View Page Tomato stem diameter, this is the only photo I have,it was a couple years ago.   Monday, March 7 View Page For those growers looking for options for starting seeds,here's one that I made for my 10 year old granddaughter, uses a regular heating pad that's plugged into a thermostat, and a timer for the lights. Just stick thermostat sensor in the soil and then set to whatever temperature you want.   Friday, July 22 View Page Even the beets like my soil, these are just your ordinary Detroit beets and they are actually sweet at this stage eaten raw,even better steamed with a little butter and salt!!   Saturday, July 23 View Page 9.33 from my 9.44 seed   Wednesday, August 17 View Page My wife and daughter canned 100 pounds of heirloom tomatoes made into salsa.   Monday, October 3 View Page A big one,and maybe a bigger one coming ?? I panicked this morning thought I saw the beginning of a crack under the sling so I picked it but there wasn't anything wrong with it, I'm kicking myself for panicking, it could've been over 14 lbs easy.   Monday, October 3 View Page Three way dimensions 35x26x30.5   Monday, October 3 View Page Here's for size comparison.   Monday, October 3 View Page Here's the results of my first try at growing in a 20 gallon grow bag. It was a very poor blossom but I didn't have time to wait for a better one.   Saturday, October 8 View Page The bigger one! 9.44 seed   Sunday, October 9 View Page Bigger than I thought.   Sunday, October 9 View Page Smaller one,and I'll have one last one in a day or two   Friday, October 14 View Page The last one of the year ,it was bigger than I thought 10.08 lbs.