Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 11 Entries. Sunday, September 21 View Page Here is our tomato plant. We have shade cloth on it to keep it cool and to keep the deer from eating it. We have had some wild life problems this year.   Sunday, September 21 View Page The tomato was wrapped in a sheet to keep the sun off of it and protect it. I cut an old t-shirt into strips and tied it to the stem and then to the board above the tomato to support the tomato. No other support was used.   Sunday, September 21 View Page Here is a picture just before we cut it off the vine.   Sunday, September 21 View Page Here is a picture just before we cut it off the vine.   Sunday, September 21 View Page Here is a photo of our 7.45 on the scale. I know, looks like two tomatoes. It is not.   Sunday, September 21 View Page This is the bottom side of the tomato. You can see in this picture that it is connected. 7.45 Martin (5.63 Martin X open)(4.79 Martin x open)(2.2 Menting x open)(7.18 Harp x open)(5.58 Timm)(3.9 Catapano)(4.59 Lyons)(Big Zac F1 Commercial)   Sunday, September 21 View Page Here is our state record squash. We had didn't expect 2 state records in one day. Needless to say, we are thrilled. 1,103.6 Martin* (1023.5 Martin* x 1264 Pierpont*)   Sunday, September 21 View Page Here is a picture of both of our state records.   Sunday, September 21 View Page As Glen would say the bar has been set for the Master Gardener Competition. We have the: AG 1386.2 Martin (1476.5 Martin X 1791 Holland), Squash 1103.6 Martin* (1023.5 Martin* x 1264 Pierpont), Long gourd 130.38 Martin (121.5 Martin x 137.75 Wright), Tomato 7.45 Martin (5.63 Martin x Open), Field Pumpkin 122 Martin (109 Martin x 145 Ellenbecker), we have a watermelon but had some issue so it is not real big 93 Martin (260 Clementz x 274 Kent). With the new rules we only need five of the six to compete and the five that are doing well are our own seeds.   Friday, September 26 View Page The whole bowl full is just one tomato. That was a big tomato. Looks like I should have a seed or two.   Tuesday, September 30 View Page Raising the bar a little on the Master Gardener Competition. The Ag is 1,719 lbs and the field pumpkin is 148 lbs.