Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 45 Entries. Thursday, February 7 View Page Planted 6 seeds all 3 came up with pear moss. And 1 out 3 came up with worm castings so far....#5th day from planting   Friday, March 8 View Page 4.28 big Marley cross   Sunday, March 17 View Page See how long it takes for a cat to slice through it..   Sunday, March 17 View Page 5.95 getting leggy...Going in cold frame tomorrow   Monday, April 1 View Page Going to put my big Marley 4.28 in a bottle to get some heat from the sun outside   Monday, April 1 View Page Big Marley the roots are growing faster than the plant. But it has been kept on the cold side   Monday, April 1 View Page Big marley roots   Monday, April 1 View Page Get this big Marley outside to heat up and grow   Monday, April 1 View Page Going outside in the sun tomorrow should not have any more freezer Frost this year I think   Tuesday, April 9 View Page Busting some dirt...   Wednesday, April 10 View Page First tomato to get the dirt. Big Marley   Friday, April 12 View Page 3 lb slankerd...looks good   Friday, April 12 View Page Zac Heart looking good.. going in the ground soon after I get my fence put up to keep out the puppy   Monday, April 22 View Page Some more tilling.. raised bed planted 1 big marley,1 4.70 zac heart, and 1 5.83 mz   Sunday, April 28 View Page Garden pathways..   Tuesday, April 30 View Page Planting small mega zacs.. to try to develop a bigger root system for the First Trust Mega blossom. It is trial and error I'll see what happens I'm putting a cup over it to block the light cuz I just come out from under the grow light   Tuesday, April 30 View Page Same as above   Tuesday, April 30 View Page I call this state record row!! Although I don't think Illinois is recognized as a state record tomato. Last I checked it was a little over 4 lb   Tuesday, April 30 View Page My best looking plant is a 4.7 Zack heart   Tuesday, April 30 View Page Working on another raised bed. This has shredded paper cow manure with straw, some black mulch, half a bag of Stay Green potting mix, some composted grass and leaves, and a 5 gallon bucket of promix.   Tuesday, April 30 View Page So far my lineup is 1 6.23 3 mega Zack, two 5.16 spaz, 606 spaz, 5.83 Mega Zack, 606 spaz, big Marley, another big Marley, 3 5.83 megazac, 3 lb slankerd, 2 5.56 spaz   Friday, May 10 View Page First truss on Zac heart   Friday, May 10 View Page Plant only 1 foot tall   Sunday, May 19 View Page Zacheart   Monday, June 3 View Page Flower buds on flower buds   Tuesday, June 4 View Page Zacheart   Tuesday, June 4 View Page Weird stems I guess   Wednesday, June 5 View Page 5.83 megazac   Wednesday, June 5 View Page Spaziani plant   Sunday, June 9 View Page Mega bloom??   Sunday, June 9 View Page Let's go let's grow   Sunday, June 9 View Page Another nice bloom first truss   Sunday, June 9 View Page They all look the same lol   Sunday, June 9 View Page Should I pinch it off or is this a good one?   Tuesday, June 11 View Page Another nice bud..   Thursday, June 27 View Page Why my best flowers cracked on top and fell off? UGH   Tuesday, July 23 View Page 2lb 4oz slankard.. It's a start   Thursday, August 22 View Page Guess the weight   Thursday, August 22 View Page Guess the weight   Thursday, August 22 View Page Another pic   Thursday, August 22 View Page Last one   Friday, August 23 View Page Maybe my personal best   Saturday, August 24 View Page Today's pic   Sunday, August 25 View Page 2.71 oz or 2.45lb   Saturday, October 5 View Page 120" long gourd at Republic Daze