Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 23 Entries. Thursday, May 4 View Page I Have a few things going in the grow tent. Waiting for it to dry up a bit before planting.   Tuesday, May 9 View Page Patch prep just about finished up. I should be planting a few melons this weekend.   Saturday, May 20 View Page I changed my tomato starting time this year. I'm going with a 2 week transplant versus a 6 week old plant last year.   Saturday, May 20 View Page Here we are in the ground. Final tomato line up is (3)5.85 bouydo (3)5.39 reinhard (2)6.88 maccoy (1)6.83 boudyo (1)5.30 maccoy (1)6.16 fulk (1)5.05 reinhard   Saturday, May 20 View Page Cages up and staked down   Saturday, May 27 View Page If there is anyone in the Toledo Ohio area who needs a extra melon plant shoot me a email. I have 4 extras this year.   Monday, May 29 View Page 231.6 barber (uow) starting to vine out   Saturday, June 10 View Page This is my first year for bushel gourds. This is the 117.5 Sheldon   Saturday, June 24 View Page Giant tomatoes are coming along nicely. First truss mega bloom was a bust on most plants. I have a decent mega on my 6.16 fulk   Sunday, July 23 View Page 231.6 barber   Sunday, July 23 View Page 199.5 mudd   Sunday, July 23 View Page 192.5 reinhard   Sunday, July 23 View Page Sue send the glasses!   Sunday, August 6 View Page 141.25 vunak long gourd   Monday, August 14 View Page 117.5 Sheldon bushel gourd   Thursday, August 17 View Page 199.5 Mudd melon.   Thursday, August 24 View Page New pb long gourd. Ended up at 117.25 inches. Grown off the 141.25 Vunak. Unfortunately it has a shriveled tip.   Sunday, August 27 View Page This is the largest tomato I have in my patch. Grown from the 5.85 boudyo   Tuesday, August 29 View Page The 5.85 boudyo ended up weighing 4.53lb.   Wednesday, August 30 View Page 117.5 Sheldon seems to be doing well   Friday, September 15 View Page Getting loaded up and heading down to Kentucky.   Sunday, September 17 View Page I had a blast in Kentucky yesterday. It was great to see all the southern growers. I was able to beat the Ohio state record for bushel gourd. Couldn't be happier. The 117.5 Sheldon is now the 212 Reinhard 17   Sunday, September 17 View Page Here is my dad with his first watermelon. Ended up at 156.5lb grown off the 192.5 Reinhard