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