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Monday, March 14 View Page
First tomato on my grow list got a new patch look out growinh all 3 of porkchops
 
Monday, March 14 View Page
Giant cucumbers anyone got any they want to trade pleasee let me know please
 
Monday, March 14 View Page
Growing a field pumpkin too
 
Monday, March 14 View Page
And a squash
 
Saturday, April 2 View Page
Okay hear is my line up it was hard to choose ,goodluck everyone
 
Wednesday, April 27 View Page
Finally got a huge patch rototilled today
 
Wednesday, April 27 View Page
Rototilled and some azomite mixed in
 
Wednesday, April 27 View Page
Eating tomatos and hot peppers i did over the weekend
 
Wednesday, April 27 View Page
Oh yeah might have to change wat im growing with all this space
 
Wednesday, April 27 View Page
Blk cow in the garden all ready to plant tomatos next weeek
 
Wednesday, April 27 View Page
10 bags need 5 more
 
Monday, May 2 View Page
Blk cow 10 bags need 5 more
 
Monday, May 2 View Page
Close up shot 20x30 this year look out treetop,lol
 
Wednesday, May 4 View Page
Porkchops looking good
 
Wednesday, May 4 View Page
New light working good
 
Wednesday, May 4 View Page
Getting bigger
 
Wednesday, May 4 View Page
Found this stuff at walmart 1.58 a 40lb bag its really nice stuff
 
Wednesday, May 4 View Page
Okay canned the squash gona go with the 282 dawson watermelon and 99.25 knox long gourd
 
Friday, May 27 View Page
My megazac and megadoms doing good
 
Friday, May 27 View Page
This is where the 282 dawson watermelon is going
 
Friday, May 27 View Page
Some grafted plants from totaly tomatos
 
Friday, May 27 View Page
Some more giants gona beat treetop this year lol
 
Monday, June 6 View Page
First batch of compost tea boy this stuff works good look out treetop comeing to get you ,lol
 
Monday, June 6 View Page
Nice mega on my 6.1 bouydo
 
Monday, June 6 View Page
Megamarv looking good about 2 ft and thick
 
Monday, June 6 View Page
Nice plants so far
 
Monday, June 6 View Page
Corn is doing good silverqueen
 
Monday, June 6 View Page
Almost got my weed mat down lol
 
Monday, June 6 View Page
5.58 timm looks awsome
 
Tuesday, June 14 View Page
282 dawson is real small the size of a basket ball lol i started way late gona be a late polination ,but plant looks strong and healthy
 
Tuesday, June 14 View Page
Mega marv with a nice bloom
 
Tuesday, June 14 View Page
Megazac bloom
 
Tuesday, June 14 View Page
Megadom bloom
 
Tuesday, June 14 View Page
Megazac bloom #2
 
Tuesday, June 14 View Page
Another nice bloom
 
Tuesday, June 14 View Page
I think this is a.polinated bloom might be toasted lol
 
Tuesday, June 14 View Page
Big single looking good
 
Tuesday, June 14 View Page
Cucumbers looking good
 
Tuesday, June 14 View Page
Potatos and cherry tomatos
 
Tuesday, June 14 View Page
Theres din din fresh. Scalops omg so good
 
Saturday, June 25 View Page
1.9 wild megabloom oh yeah look out treetop
 
Saturday, June 25 View Page
1.9 plant number 2
 
Saturday, June 25 View Page
1.9 plant number 3
 
Wednesday, June 29 View Page
Found this little bugger on a megazac today hope it gets big pinched off every flower on plant lol
 
Wednesday, June 29 View Page
Forgot about this one 1.9 wild
 
Wednesday, June 29 View Page
First batch of pickles
 
Thursday, July 7 View Page
Megazac plant
 
Thursday, July 7 View Page
1.9 wild
 
Thursday, July 7 View Page
282 dawson finally growing ill be starting way earier next year
 
Thursday, July 7 View Page
Dolce vita cherry tomato cant wait to try this one
 
Thursday, July 7 View Page
Corn is head hi silverqueen jersey white home grown oh yeah!!!
 
Thursday, July 7 View Page
My slammer plant its only about a pound but growing lol
 
Thursday, July 7 View Page
My megazac tomato still small
 
Thursday, July 7 View Page
Theese are all over my megazacs
 
Thursday, July 7 View Page
This is a nice one on my potato leaf big zac
 
Thursday, July 7 View Page
Potato leaf big zac
 
Thursday, July 7 View Page
Marado corn from john butler
 
Thursday, July 7 View Page
1.9 wild is got really nice blooms lots of 5 bangers
 
Thursday, July 7 View Page
A other potato leaf bz
 
Thursday, July 14 View Page
Hear is a big single on a megazac 13 circomfrance hope it makes 20 inches lol
 
Thursday, July 14 View Page
Megazac getin a little bigger 11 inches sround
 
Thursday, July 14 View Page
Look wat i found on my 5.3 bouydo
 
Thursday, July 14 View Page
First round of fried green maters my culls
 
Thursday, July 14 View Page
Grew 1-1\2 inches last night big single on my megazac up to 14 -1\2 hopeing for 20
 
Friday, July 15 View Page
Looking bigger evrry day and theese are my small ones lol look out treetop
 
Friday, July 15 View Page
282 dawson finally growing but no females in this heat
 
Friday, July 15 View Page
Sorry this is the one that grew over a inch last night megazac big single
 
Friday, July 15 View Page
Megazac big single at 14 plus inches lol comeing to get treetop
 
Sunday, July 17 View Page
Finally got a look at this one today small but hope it stsys togethor it looks like a y patter never seen this before
 
Sunday, July 17 View Page
Another angle if u blow it up omg
 
Wednesday, July 20 View Page
Okay hears my first one off the megazac tomsto a big single or s smsll double 1 lb 3.2 ounces lol
 
Wednesday, July 20 View Page
Had a soft spot from not shadeing
 
Wednesday, July 20 View Page
Corn is getin huge
 
Wednesday, July 20 View Page
Watermelon looking good
 
Thursday, July 28 View Page
Okay hear is the melon i polinated 3 days ago about 3 inches as of today
 
Thursday, July 28 View Page
Hear is melon number 2 i found yesterday very small
 
Thursday, July 28 View Page
Hear is the one i want to keep 3 days old and chugging along lol its 5 feet from stem on a side vine my mistake
 
Thursday, July 28 View Page
Hear is the melon plant after the sun hits it lol
 
Thursday, July 28 View Page
Filling in nice
 
Thursday, July 28 View Page
Melon plant from another angle
 
Thursday, July 28 View Page
Okay hear are the 2 melons i culled i left one thats growing fast his name is greenbean
 
Friday, July 29 View Page
Hear is a better shot at my plant
 
Friday, July 29 View Page
Hear is my mile high indian corn
 
Friday, July 29 View Page
Hear is my solar flare sunflower multihead i always get one of theese every year lol
 
Friday, July 29 View Page
Picked some cherry tomatos yesterday
 
Friday, July 29 View Page
Okay got it all set up on mill fabrick will raise it wen it gets bigger
 
Friday, July 29 View Page
Another shot to see the size of it its almost as long as a dollar bill 6 inches day 5 open polination 282 dawson
 
Friday, July 29 View Page
Another shot ftom stump
 
Friday, July 29 View Page
This is my stump on my wstermelon
 
Friday, July 29 View Page
Hear is one of my better tomatos 1.9 wild
 
Friday, July 29 View Page
Hear is the same mater plant
 
Saturday, July 30 View Page
Big zac potatoleaf hope it goes over 2 pounds another week maybe
 
Saturday, July 30 View Page
Hear is another shot bz potato leaf
 
Saturday, July 30 View Page
I found this one on the mc coy plant lol hideing in the middle
 
Saturday, July 30 View Page
This one is a megazac starting to ripen thought it would be bigger but stopped growing
 
Saturday, July 30 View Page
1.9 wild getin a little. Igger dont thinkbim watering enough
 
Saturday, July 30 View Page
1.9 wild wide view lol
 
Saturday, July 30 View Page
Finally put a tape on my melon day 5
 
Saturday, July 30 View Page
Hear is another i found today guess im gona have to keep looking for the next couple weeks lol
 
Saturday, July 30 View Page
Potato leaf bz
 
Saturday, July 30 View Page
Potato leaf bz
 
Saturday, July 30 View Page
Potato leaf bz better shot big double it also has s 3rd on bottom im hopeing gets to a pound to make a dolid 3 pounder lol
 
Sunday, July 31 View Page
First one off the megazac will save seeds was hopeing it went bigger but stopped growing 1lb 4.6 oz
 
Sunday, July 31 View Page
Another view
 
Sunday, July 31 View Page
My melon got nice and plump last night i finally deadheaded the vine
 
Monday, August 1 View Page
Hear is my oxiclean seed saveing for anyone wondering how it works 1 spoonfull oxiclean into jar with seeds and luke warm water for 45 min
 
Monday, August 1 View Page
Stir ocasionally
 
Monday, August 1 View Page
Dump in strainer after mixture sits 45 min and starts to foam up and rinse 3 times put on plate to dry over night then scrape off with a credit card and package up had great results with this method dont hurt germination at all as long as you rinse good
 
Monday, August 1 View Page
Rinse seeds
 
Monday, August 1 View Page
Seeds after rinseing
 
Monday, August 1 View Page
Dry seeds for a day
 
Tuesday, August 2 View Page
19 inches around
 
Tuesday, August 2 View Page
10 inches long day 8
 
Sunday, August 7 View Page
Hear is my melon vines are not looking good but at least i got one polinated nice eater
 
Sunday, August 7 View Page
My last 2 maters this is the bigger one on 1.9 wild
 
Sunday, August 7 View Page
Another view i also got a huge bloom on 7.5 porckchop hope it grows
 
Wednesday, August 10 View Page
Another view
 
Wednesday, August 10 View Page
Big single on 4.39 rugeir 1 pound 9 oz.
 
Wednesday, August 10 View Page
Another view
 
Wednesday, August 10 View Page
282 dawson 86 inches on ott chart im guessing 20lb
 
Wednesday, August 10 View Page
Another view still gtowing cir is 28 inches
 
Wednesday, August 10 View Page
Another view wish it filled in more just stopped growing lol
 
Wednesday, August 10 View Page
3 of my giants a little small will save seeds from them , megazac, and slammer
 
Thursday, August 11 View Page
Well there she blows a new persoal best for me 2 pounds 7.6 ounces lol on 1.9 wild was hopeing for more pick a little early
 
Thursday, August 11 View Page
Another view
 
Thursday, August 11 View Page
Added to my boz os monsters
 
Sunday, August 14 View Page
Green beans is pushing 25lbs but plant is not doing good in this heat
 
Sunday, August 14 View Page
Plant looks bad but melon is still growing
 
Sunday, August 14 View Page
Another view
 
Sunday, August 14 View Page
Looky wat i found today on my 6.88 mccoy
 
Sunday, August 14 View Page
Finally polinated my 99 knox long gourd
 
Sunday, August 14 View Page
Got 4 polinated finally wat a pain in the ass lol
 
Sunday, August 14 View Page
This is my half assed trellis
 
Sunday, August 14 View Page
Another view
 
Sunday, August 14 View Page
Had this big single on my 4.39 ruger it was almost 2 pounds and tasty
 
Monday, August 15 View Page
Picked this one today off 6.88 mc coy
 
Monday, August 15 View Page
Another view just got ripe to fast
 
Monday, August 15 View Page
I did find this one on porkys plant hope it grows plus it has a bloom the size of a quater on it
 
Monday, August 15 View Page
Found this on brutis magnum plant
 
Thursday, August 25 View Page
Okay had to pick it today 38lbs but im happy as a clam got one to grow woo hoo wait till next year
 
Thursday, August 25 View Page
Hear is another picture i grew the 282 dawson hope i can get this seed again i really liked it
 
Thursday, August 25 View Page
Hear are my 99 knox gourds there just over 4ft im really happy had to cull 15 gourds they would not stop growing really good plant
 
Thursday, August 25 View Page
Hear is another pic of my melon i grew the 282 dawson plant died so i.picked my melon
 
Thursday, August 25 View Page
Pic on scale 38lbs woo hoo
 
Thursday, September 8 View Page
Well had to break out the board trellis too low lol its about 6ft
 
Thursday, September 8 View Page
Oh yeah stuffed mushrooms for dinner
 
Saturday, November 19 View Page
Okay hear is my three seeds im starting for winter indoor grow chsllange , peter glazebrook special,7.33 hunt seed out of the secret squirl vault,lol and 5.2 porckchop domingo variety i might add one more wsiting on some seeds plus all theese plants will be cloned so ill have a nice start on my plants for the spring, i might try crossing one with the glazebrook tomato
 
Saturday, November 19 View Page
The new home for 2 of my plants that im going to cross is this little gem i got for 10 bucks at a yardsale lol nothing special small cfl light and i got a 150 watt metal halide i used in spring also got a 250 rigged for 110 volts for back up looking into led if its chesp enough?? Limited budget
 
Monday, December 12 View Page
Okay gona start my giant carrots thanks to bnot for the seeds the tomatos for the winter project are crappingbout lol so on to carrots and onions
 
Monday, December 12 View Page
Trying this stuff in soil , will be adding peatmoss and mycos great white and a few other things to mixture after they get repotted in 3 weeks
 
Monday, December 12 View Page
Hear they are 6 carrots 3 tomatos and 3 onions will be added next week
 
Monday, December 19 View Page
Giant carots sprouted only took 2 days oh yeah!!!
 
Wednesday, December 21 View Page
Okay got my carrotts in there new home for a few weeks till i repot them 2 so far sprouted 6 more to go Ill be foing 4 large and 4 long carrots if they survive lol
 
Wednesday, December 21 View Page
Saved my cake container its about 6 inches tall lol
 
Wednesday, December 21 View Page
My mammoth improved giant onions are on the bottom doing 6 , hopeing to end up with four if all goes well
 
Wednesday, December 21 View Page
Well the winter tomato seeds did not come up so thats in the crapper ill hive them 2 more weeks before i shitcan them lol ,
 
Wednesday, December 21 View Page
So far my onion and carrott mix is gona be Mike oriley root granular fertilizer,grest white mycrneeze powder,compost,peatmoss and some mycos 30 if i can afford it ,thanks to everyone who helped me with seeds,bnot,wixomgrower,and dan mccoy,gmay, and a few others thank you for shareing yur crosses and helping alot of us out!!! Pizzapete
 
Sunday, December 25 View Page
Guess its a no brainer wich giant carrott to keep,lol had 2 sprout out of 10 just put a second batch in today only bein a week
 

 

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