Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 38 Entries. Tuesday, June 15 View Page Time to start my diary for the year. This year I am growing the 966.9 Vincent-McGill 07' for my main plant. I am also growing the 1085 Bowles 08' for pollen. For tomatoes I am growing two 7.18 Harps, one 3.59 Perry, and one 80 Day seed that came for Don Langevin. Tuesday, June 15 View Page I planted the 966.9 Vincent-McGill on 5/19. Seven days after it germinated. Here is a pic of it taken on 6/7. Tuesday, June 15 View Page Here is a photo of the 966.9 Vincent-McGill taken on 6/13. Tuesday, June 15 View Page Here is photo of one of the Hoop Houses that I use. Tuesday, June 15 View Page Last year we only had two, three periods where the temperature was over 90 degrees. Once in June, and the other in July. Both times burnt the tip of my main vine. This year I built a triangle shaped structure with some scrap wood, and put some 50% green shade cloth both sides. Hopefully this works for this year. Here is a photo of the side view. Tuesday, June 15 View Page Here is a photo of the other side. Tuesday, June 15 View Page Forgot to mention that the vine snapped at the stump on the 966.9 on 6/13. It went half-way through. I put a Captan paste on it, and buried it the next day. The vine has grown over three feet since then. So far it has shown no sign of slowing down. I think I got lucky this time around. Tuesday, June 15 View Page Here is a photo of the 1085 Bowles taken on 6/13. Tuesday, July 13 View Page This is the stump that was cracked on 6/13. Looks rough but the plant grew. Tuesday, July 13 View Page Here is a back shot of the 966.9 Vincent-McGill. Tuesday, July 13 View Page Here is a front pic. Tuesday, July 13 View Page I pollinated this one on 7/7/10. Had to self it, because I lost the other plant due to NIPSCO workers. Tuesday, July 13 View Page Pollinated this one on 7/10/10. Tuesday, July 13 View Page Pollinated this one today, 7/13/10. Wednesday, August 4 View Page Only the second pumpkin pollinated made it this year. It is DAP 24 on 8/4/10 with a CC of 81.75". Noticed that the stem was split on the top and bottom where it meets the pumpkin. Must be from all the rain we have been having. Wednesday, August 4 View Page I cut the stem on both sides the where the splits were at, and put Captan on the cuts. I hope that it helps. If not there is always next year. Wednesday, August 4 View Page This is the first tomato on the first 7.18 Harp plant, and it is 16.75" around today. Sunday, August 22 View Page First GTG entry. Sunday, August 22 View Page Same tomato just on a different scale for verification purposes. Sunday, August 22 View Page The tomato with the final measurement. Sunday, August 22 View Page Top view of it. Sunday, August 22 View Page Bottom view of it. Wednesday, September 1 View Page GTG Second Entry. Wednesday, September 1 View Page Top view. Wednesday, September 1 View Page Side view. Wednesday, September 1 View Page Bottom view. Sure is an ugly pic. Wednesday, September 1 View Page Third GTG entry. Wednesday, September 1 View Page Top view. Wednesday, September 1 View Page Side view. Wednesday, September 1 View Page Bottom view. Thursday, September 2 View Page Fourth GTG Entry. Thursday, September 2 View Page Top view. Thursday, September 2 View Page Side view. Thursday, September 2 View Page Bottom view. Wednesday, September 29 View Page Fifth GTG Entry. 3.178 lbs. Wednesday, September 29 View Page Top View. Wednesday, September 29 View Page Side View. Wednesday, September 29 View Page Bottom View.