Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 52 Entries. Monday, January 1 View Page My tomato plant keeps plugging along.   Tuesday, January 2 View Page My plant is slowly kicking along. I need some of Bnots juice to get it moving. Lol   Tuesday, January 2 View Page My plant is slowly kicking along. I need some of Bnots juice to get it moving. Lol   Tuesday, January 2 View Page Winter tomato challenge. With picture. I hope   Tuesday, January 2 View Page Winter tomato challenge. With picture. I hope   Tuesday, January 2 View Page Picture   Wednesday, January 10 View Page 4.05 Borgers from Bnots stash is starting to grow. No sign of any blossoms yet. My only plant in the winter grow challenge.   Wednesday, January 10 View Page Picture for previous post   Saturday, January 27 View Page My winter tomato is like watching grass grow, but chugging along.   Monday, January 29 View Page Keep trying to post a picture of my winter tomato plant. So it you don't see a picture, means I keep doing something wrong. Really has shot up this week hitting it with some certs.   Thursday, February 8 View Page Got a couple of my giant corn to sprout. Probably will be knee high by April 4th, not July 4th.   Monday, February 26 View Page This is the best indoor tomato plant I have ever grown. I guess the first one usually is. Can you see all the air tomatoes? Can't even get a blossom. Still standing tall at 20 inches.   Friday, March 2 View Page May have started my Giant corn plant a little early. Growing and inch a day almost, just poked through the top of the soil 2 days ago. Hopefully March in Virginia is warm enough to plant outside. Will be 3 feet tall by then.   Saturday, March 10 View Page My giant corn plant is growing like crazy.   Thursday, March 29 View Page Pass me a rum runner please. I'm ready to get back and start em up.   Thursday, March 29 View Page Hopefully correct.   Thursday, March 29 View Page Hopefully correct.   Tuesday, April 3 View Page Soaked my seeds for an hour.   Tuesday, April 3 View Page Got a pretty good mix to choose from. Thanks to Andy and Andy.   Wednesday, April 4 View Page The 1233 Scalise is out of the gate first   Wednesday, April 11 View Page Started this 804 Scalise as a test p!ant last week of March, with the temps in the 80's this weekend, think I'll give it a shot outdoors over the next few days, and plant it on Sunday. If Temps go back down, I have backups just case.   Saturday, April 14 View Page Planted my 904 Scalise today. May be a little early, might have a couple 40 degree nights, but have a plan to keep her warm. I have some backups ready that were started later just in case. I don't have a big greenhouse like a lot of you. Just growing in my back yard. Not fighting the snow in Virgina, but really cool nights.   Friday, April 20 View Page Look Bnot, indoor tomato has 3 blossoms. The light you sent me did the trick. You were right about the lighting.   Friday, April 20 View Page 1971 Wolf is looking good. Temps going to be good next week to get outside.   Friday, April 20 View Page 900 Scalise is the only one in the ground in a hoop house sitting under a heat lamp at night. 36 degrees last night. Next week temps should not go much lower than 50 at night and 70 in the daytime. At least there's no snow here.   Wednesday, April 25 View Page Put my 1971 Andy Wolf in the ground today after a good all day rain. Put it in my best spot. Roots where just starting to bust out of the cowpot.   Monday, May 7 View Page Got blossoms on the first truss 5.38 burgers. See what they do. Probably will pick them off. I have 13 plants growing For Summer tomato challenge   Thursday, May 17 View Page My 5.38 Borgers   Thursday, May 17 View Page 5.38   Friday, May 18 View Page My pumpkins bouncing back from a little sunburn. Doesn't look like my 1971 Wolf is going to make it.   Wednesday, May 23 View Page Here's my 4.33 Borgers. My best so far. For C grower.   Saturday, May 26 View Page My 13 tomato plants all from Mr. Bnot. One is really growing strong.   Saturday, May 26 View Page These might get this C grower on the board at least. Go team 22.   Saturday, May 26 View Page My pumpkins are staring to run.   Saturday, May 26 View Page My pumpkins are staring to run.   Friday, June 1 View Page I got one too. Catch and release was no problem believe it or not. I was expecting the worse.   Thursday, June 7 View Page Here's my first giant tomato ever, from my Borgers seed from Bnot. 14 inches and still green.   Thursday, June 7 View Page Got a few of these going next. Also have a few huge blossoms that might even be better.   Monday, June 11 View Page I dont have a nice big green house like most of you and probably wont grow as big because of it. But I have just as much fun trying.   Wednesday, June 13 View Page Measuring 16 inches on my Borgers Big Za Just a C grower for Team 22   Friday, June 15 View Page This is my second mega growing on my big Zacks. Thought it was a triple when it started, but just a double.   Saturday, June 16 View Page Had a nice 5 lober on my 556 wolf. Crossed it with my 1233 Scalise. Might not keep this one as I have another female bud 2 feet further out.   Saturday, June 23 View Page My 4.28 Borgers measured 18 inches today. Starting to turn red.   Thursday, June 28 View Page Picking this bad boy as my first for the competition. Should go over 2 pounds. Will get a picture on the scale tomorrow. Team 22 C grower on the board. Got a couple more in the wings. Hopefully I can get 3 or 4 lbs this summer. First time growing large matters, so I'm glad to get something out there.   Friday, June 29 View Page My big zack, was only 1.83 lbs. Measured it on 2 different scales at the grocery store. Mark it for my first on for Team 22. Hopefully I got a couple bigger ones in the wings.   Friday, July 6 View Page Got a couple more promising maters from my 5.29 Borgers plants. Hoping yo beat my recent 1.83 lb personal best.   Friday, July 6 View Page My other one.   Saturday, July 14 View Page My 1233 Scalise....Biggest one I have right now.   Monday, July 23 View Page This is my second tomato for team 22. Will get a picture tomorrow on a scale. It's about 2.4 pounds. I just killed my personal best of 1.84 pounds. Thanks Bnot for these great seeds from his 4.38.   Tuesday, July 24 View Page Official weight is 2.81 pounds. TEAM 22.   Tuesday, August 14 View Page This is Big Betty. OTT 217. Dap 45 . From my 900 Scalise seed. Dont think it will grow much more. I would be happy to get 300 pounds.   Sunday, August 19 View Page Game over for me. 2nd year growing and OTT measure 200 pounds on my biggest. Would have liked a 2000 pounder, but happy with my personal best. Even though they are small these Scalise seeds have great genetics and they are nice and orange. Thanks Andy.