Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 36 Entries. Monday, April 17 View Page 1844 Rose and 1964 Liggett incubated   Thursday, April 20 View Page 1844 Rose and 1964 Liggett emerged from their incubation pots.   Thursday, April 27 View Page 1844 Rose and 1964 Liggett put under the grow light.   Friday, May 12 View Page 1844 Rose and 1964 Liggett transplanted to garden   Tuesday, June 6 View Page Put the drip hose in.   Saturday, June 10 View Page First side vine on Rose is 6". 3 foot main vine.   Sunday, June 11 View Page 18444 Rose   Saturday, June 17 View Page 1844 Rose 6' main vine.   Wednesday, June 21 View Page 1844 Rose 9' vine.   Wednesday, June 21 View Page 1964 Liggett Puttering along. Going to just use it for its pollen.   Monday, June 26 View Page 1844 Rose main vine at 11 feet. First female flower at 9 foot.   Sunday, July 2 View Page 1844 Rose main vine is at 13' now. Vine has pushed first female flower out from 9' to 10' out. This female was pollinated (self) (no Ligget male flowers/pollen today)   Tuesday, July 4 View Page 1844 Rose main vine at 16'. Next female flower is at 14'. First set of side vines were terminated on Sunday.   Tuesday, July 4 View Page Pollination at 10' day 2. About size of tennis ball. I hope the pollination took!   Tuesday, July 4 View Page Here's the 1964 Liggett on Independence Day! Harvested some pollen from both the Liggett and the Rose today!   Thursday, July 6 View Page Female at 14 feet on the 1844 Rose was pollenated this morning (crossed with the 1964 Liggett). Next female on the 1844 Rose is at 16.5' and may open on Sunday. I hope to cross that with the 1964 Liggett. Pollinated 1st female on the 1964 Liggett (crossed with the 1844 Rose) this morning (I know this is my "pollen" plant, but what the heck, for shites and grins). 1st pollination on the 1844 Rose (at 10 feet) is now the size of a softball. Main vine is out over 17 feet. It is growing at about 1-2 feet a day.   Sunday, July 9 View Page Pollenated 1844 Rose at 16.5' (x 1964 Liggett). Exactly 7 days after the pollenation at 10', and 3 days after the pol at 14'.   Wednesday, July 12 View Page Kin on 1844 Rose at 10', (self) DAP 10. Size of "child's head".   Wednesday, July 12 View Page Kin on 1844 Rose at 14' (x 1964 Liggett), DAP 6. Size of Baseball.   Wednesday, July 12 View Page Pol on 1844 Rose at 16.5' ( x 1964 Liggett) DAP 3. Size of golf ball.   Wednesday, July 12 View Page View of the 1844 Rose 61 days after transplanting to garden. It is ~I'm gonna call it 21 feet, I didn't get the tape out today~. More side vines are beginning to be terminated. Saw the first squash bugs in the garden today. Little buggars. I chopped their heads off with my shears.   Friday, July 28 View Page Only one left growing on the 1844 Rose. It is an "open" pollination that is 12 days old. She is perfectly positioned on the main vine at 21 feet and I am giving her all the TLC I can. OTT is 102".   Friday, July 28 View Page Another view of the 1844 Rose plant.   Friday, July 28 View Page Here's another look at the pollination at 21 feet. I am going to call her Grace. She is 102" OTT.   Friday, July 28 View Page Another view of Grace. 12 days old. OTT 102".   Friday, July 28 View Page Another view of "Grace". 12 days old. OTT 102".   Friday, July 28 View Page Another view of "Grace". 21 feet out on the main vine. 12 days old. OTT 102".   Saturday, July 29 View Page Evening "Grace" on 7/29. Noticeably larger. Keeping a special eye on her.   Sunday, July 30 View Page "Grace" 7/30   Sunday, July 30 View Page "Grace" 7/30   Tuesday, August 1 View Page Here is Grace this morning 16 days after pollination. Measured her tonight. OTT is 139". Haven't mentioned before her blossom was a 4 lobe.   Thursday, August 3 View Page Grace 18 days old. OTT is 158".   Sunday, August 6 View Page 21 days old. OTT 180".   Wednesday, August 9 View Page 24 days old.   Sunday, August 13 View Page 28 days old. OTT 220".   Monday, August 14 View Page Harper Elizabeth... Peas-n-Ponies!