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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 73 Entries.
Saturday, March 29 View Page
4.61 Finders 4.8 Rugger 3.45 Gasparovic 4.57 MacCoy
 
Saturday, April 19 View Page
it's go time!
 
Saturday, April 19 View Page
First real serious try at big tomatoes. Bed is ready and support are up.
 
Sunday, April 20 View Page
Tomatoes out for a little sun
 
Wednesday, June 4 View Page
weenie
 
Wednesday, June 4 View Page
giant tomatoes
 
Wednesday, June 4 View Page
118.75 May lg 5 1/2 foot
 
Wednesday, June 4 View Page
115 Mailey
 
Wednesday, June 4 View Page
233 Buglio
 
Wednesday, June 4 View Page
last post was the 636 Minor. this is buglio
 
Wednesday, June 4 View Page
454 LaRiviere
 
Sunday, June 22 View Page
My tomatoes doing well for my first year.
 
Sunday, June 22 View Page
This one on the 4.57 MacCoy looking good.
 
Sunday, June 22 View Page
Here is Weenie first year at melons. I'm trying Sue
 
Sunday, June 29 View Page
Over 17" on the 4.57 MaCcoy
 
Sunday, June 29 View Page
This one on the 4.57 MacCoy
 
Sunday, June 29 View Page
Another 3.45 Gasparovic
 
Friday, July 4 View Page
19+" on the MacCoy
 
Friday, July 4 View Page
17+" MacCoy plant #2
 
Friday, July 4 View Page
17" on the Gasparovic
 
Friday, July 4 View Page
Weenie
 
Friday, July 4 View Page
long gourds Right to left 115 Mailey, 124 young and 118.75 May
 
Friday, July 4 View Page
Pic of AG from catwalk on LG trellis. LaRiviere, Buglio and Minor
 
Saturday, July 12 View Page
My best tomato on the MacCoy hit 22"+ today.
 
Saturday, July 12 View Page
MacCoy plant #2 20"+
 
Saturday, July 12 View Page
Gasparovic plant 19"+
 
Saturday, July 12 View Page
dap 14 on the Buglio
 
Saturday, July 12 View Page
dap9 on the Minor
 
Saturday, July 19 View Page
MacCoy plant #1 23"+ starting to flash color. State fair is three weeks away. any help on how to keep it e-mail me gmay50@bluemarble.net thanks.
 
Saturday, July 19 View Page
state fair plan B MacCoy plant #2 21.5" no flash yet
 
Saturday, July 19 View Page
state fair plan C Gasparovic 20.5"
 
Saturday, July 19 View Page
Buglio dap 21 ott 190"
 
Monday, July 21 View Page
PB tomato, certified scale today 3.60(shape got me on the weight)first year at growing tomatoes
 
Monday, July 21 View Page
bottom
 
Monday, July 21 View Page
side
 
Monday, July 21 View Page
top
 
Tuesday, July 22 View Page
Buglio DAp 24 216"OTT 229 LBS
 
Tuesday, July 22 View Page
Miner DAP 20 no ott yet
 
Tuesday, July 22 View Page
look a this fp bloom
 
Tuesday, July 29 View Page
Weenie on and growing.
 
Tuesday, July 29 View Page
buglio 265" ott est. 414 lbs dap 31
 
Tuesday, July 29 View Page
Minor lost the stump on this one 213" ott est 220 lbs dap 27
 
Tuesday, July 29 View Page
Mailey dap 16 69"
 
Wednesday, July 30 View Page
New PB on the Gasparovic 3.85 lbs
 
Wednesday, July 30 View Page
this pic for size reference
 
Saturday, August 2 View Page
new PB and state record
 
Saturday, August 2 View Page
22 7/8" 4.25 lbs off the 4.57 MacCOY. Dan thanks for the seed
 
Saturday, August 2 View Page
top view
 
Sunday, August 3 View Page
Weenie
 
Sunday, August 3 View Page
found this double barrel on my FP today
 
Sunday, August 3 View Page
on same FP found this mega bloom
 
Sunday, August 3 View Page
Buglio ott 277" est. 471 lbs. Dap 36
 
Sunday, August 3 View Page
Over 100" Dap 21 on the mailey
 
Sunday, August 3 View Page
seven on the 124 young time to pick the best one
 
Wednesday, August 6 View Page
this was going to be my state fair entry this Saturday but started to weep tonight. so cut it off just to weigh it for fun. on the way to house in the dark I dropped it so some of it's still in the field. on my fish scale it still went 3.25 lbs.
 
Sunday, August 10 View Page
My first ten footer dap 29
 
Sunday, August 10 View Page
Weenie ott 111"
 
Thursday, August 14 View Page
Patch pic
 
Thursday, August 14 View Page
long gourds
 
Thursday, August 14 View Page
123+" on the 115 Mailey
 
Tuesday, August 19 View Page
stem broke!! 109"er bites the dust. just glad it was not my best one.
 
Tuesday, August 19 View Page
Here is my PB 125+" (115 Mailey X 118.75 May)
 
Thursday, August 21 View Page
Weenie chugging along at 3 lbs a day
 
Thursday, August 21 View Page
hit 100" today on the 124" Young
 
Sunday, August 24 View Page
233 Buglio started to rot on the side. so I took it out today.
 
Sunday, August 24 View Page
knife blade in last pic is 8" long. I got the bathroom scale and got a weight on all the pieces 478lbs. 70% of seed in side had started to germinate inside.
 
Saturday, August 30 View Page
Weenie doing 3 lbs. a day. Very happy with this melon for my first year at it.
 
Monday, September 1 View Page
Top view, Weenie getting to be a fat pig!!
 
Friday, October 3 View Page
Wennie on the truck Indy. Saturday (Sue best I could do)
 
Friday, October 3 View Page
long gourd 10+ footer
 
Saturday, October 4 View Page
2014 Indiana state record 126.50 May
 
Monday, October 27 View Page
Here is my try at a 3D pumpkin (ok so I'm no Ray Villafane)
 
Saturday, November 29 View Page
This one on the 3.45 Gasparovic
 

 

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