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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 79 Entries.
Thursday, March 14 View Page
Notes for 2024 Gardening Season. This is an ongoing experiment. Home made fertilizer. The minerals below are calculated on a 100g sample. Calcium 3.2 g - Copper 3.69 mg - Iron 23.67 mg - Magnesium 855 mg - Manganese 25.65 mg - Phosphorus 819 mg - Potassium 15.377 g - Selenium 81 mcg - Sodium 81 mg - Zinc 6.03 mg Will test different mixes. Will see what works best.
 
Thursday, March 14 View Page
Setting up cattle panels for the upcoming season. May need a few more
 
Friday, March 15 View Page
Garlics are about 4 inch tall. Weather has been very warm for this time of the year but we are not out of the woods yet. Heavy frost forecasted for tonight. Need to cover those babies. Welcome to Wisconsin
 
Saturday, March 16 View Page
Space is limited so we need to grow things vertically. Preparing two beds for climbing beans and lettuce. The idea is to create a small tunnel covered with sun shade tarp
 
Saturday, March 16 View Page
In progress. T-poles are in - Cattle panels are up. Need a few truck loads of wood chips.
 
Monday, March 18 View Page
Making a list of tomato to plant in 2024. 1) Big Wixon - 2) Big Zac - 3) Brutus - 4) BruZac - 5) Catapano - 6) Church - 7) Delicious - 8) DelMar - 9) Domingo - 10) Domingo x Lebanese 11) Gigante Farina - 12) Hoy - 13) MegaDom - 14) MegaMarv - 15) MegaZac - 16) Portuguese Giant - 17) Slammer - 18) Slankard - 19) Tumatica Giganta - 20) ZacZilla
 
Thursday, March 28 View Page
This is the updated and completed list of the varieties I planted. Some are new for me and may have huge potentials. Andrea's Giant - Big Malaka - Big Wixon - BigZac - Brutus - Bruzac - Catapano - Church - Delicious - DelMar - Domingo - Domingo x Lebanese - Gigante Farina - Hoy - MegaDom - Megamarv - MegaMutt D - MegaMutt Z - MegaZac - Uncrackable Cherry - Piennolo del Vesuvio - Portuguese Giant - Rudy - Slammer - Slankard - Tumatica Gigante - Vincent Sicilian Monster - Zaczilla
 
Thursday, March 28 View Page
Playing with the big boys
 
Saturday, April 13 View Page
Tomatoes about 3 weeks old
 
Thursday, April 25 View Page
About 30 giant varieties getting outside to harden off.
 
Saturday, April 27 View Page
Home Made Fertilizer New Formula. Applied to Eggplants and Peppers.
 
Saturday, April 27 View Page
Peppers grown with home made fertilizer
 
Saturday, April 27 View Page
Eggplants grown with home made fertilizer
 
Tuesday, May 7 View Page
On May 6th the first batch of tomato was finally planted in the garden. Zaczilla and Big Malaka looking the happiest. Zaczilla - 3.84, Vincent Sicilian Monster - ??, Big Malaka - ??, Brutus - 5.39, Delicious - 4.72, Slankard - 3.0, Catapano - 3.86, Tumatica Gigante - 1.54, Megamarv - 4.52, Domingo - 6.23
 
Tuesday, May 7 View Page
Domingo tags ready to be mounted on cattle panels. Thanks Dan, Jack, Rick and Chris for the seeds.
 
Thursday, May 9 View Page
Most of the tomatoes are in the ground. Expecting heavy rain.
 
Thursday, May 9 View Page
The following tomatoes were planted on 5/8/24. Still have about a few more varieties to plant. Domingo 10.46 Domingo 8.48 Megazac Megadom Slammer Megamutt D Megamutt Z DelMar Domingo x Lebanon Delicious GG Church Hoy Catapano TD Portoguese Giant Domingo 7.44 Andrea's Giant Gigante Farina
 
Friday, May 10 View Page
Big tomatoes will be grown here. lol
 
Friday, May 10 View Page
Season 2024 is about to start.
 
Friday, May 10 View Page
New sign for my garden
 
Sunday, May 12 View Page
That's how you stack milk jugs
 
Sunday, May 12 View Page
What's a shed without a mailbox where you can put away hand tools? lol
 
Tuesday, May 21 View Page
Jesus is my Lord!
 
Tuesday, May 21 View Page
Tomatomania lol
 
Saturday, May 25 View Page
Some of the plants are starting to form flowers. My First multibloom is on Zaczilla.
 
Saturday, May 25 View Page
In the mean time my garlics are growing huge.
 
Saturday, June 1 View Page
Nice Megabloom on MegaMutt Z. THis is a cross between MedaDom and MegaZac. Seed from Chris K.
 
Monday, June 3 View Page
Megabloom on DelMar. This is a cross between Delicious and MegaMarv created by Dr. Meisner.
 
Tuesday, June 4 View Page
Megabloom on MegaZac. This is a great tomato. A cross between MegaMarv and BigZac created by Chris Konieczny
 
Wednesday, June 5 View Page
Megabloom on Delicious - Hunt Strain.
 
Wednesday, June 5 View Page
Megabloom on MegaDom. Cross between MegaMarv and Domingo - Another great tomato developed by Chris Konieczny
 
Wednesday, June 5 View Page
Need to remember the name of these peas. Green Beauty. Very strong climber.
 
Friday, June 7 View Page
Keeping track of tomato growth
 
Friday, June 7 View Page
hopefully they will pollinate
 
Monday, June 10 View Page
After reading and watching several youtube videos I have decided to make my own tomato crosses. My first cross - MegaMarv x Big Malaka --->(Mega Malaka)
 
Monday, June 10 View Page
My Second cross Tumatica x Delicious (Hunt Strain)
 
Thursday, June 13 View Page
MegaMutt - Z
 
Thursday, June 13 View Page
Domingo Lebanese
 
Thursday, June 13 View Page
Domingo - DS 8.46
 
Thursday, June 13 View Page
Zaczilla DAP3
 
Thursday, June 13 View Page
MegaDom 8.35
 
Thursday, June 13 View Page
MegaZac 6.13
 
Thursday, June 13 View Page
Delicious Hunt Strain
 
Thursday, June 13 View Page
Slankard C.K. 3.0
 
Tuesday, June 18 View Page
Huge Megabloom on JLR 10.46. Hopefully it will pollinate.
 
Wednesday, June 19 View Page
Another nice bloom on Rick J. 7.28
 
Thursday, July 11 View Page
A cluster of 12 tomatoes. Never seen anything like this before. Each tomato being over a pound and growing.
 
Saturday, July 20 View Page
Andrea the Giant. Variety from Canada. First year planting it.
 
Saturday, July 20 View Page
Big Malaka. New Entry in my garden. This tomato is grown for competition in some of the Australia communities.
 
Saturday, July 20 View Page
Catapano 2024
 
Saturday, July 20 View Page
Delicious Hunt Strain
 
Saturday, July 20 View Page
DelMar - Dr. Meisner Cross between a Delicious Hunt Strain and MegaMarv.
 
Saturday, July 20 View Page
Domingo x Libanaise
 
Saturday, July 20 View Page
MegaMarv 2024
 
Saturday, July 20 View Page
MegaMutt D approaching 3lbs (photo is a week old)
 
Saturday, July 20 View Page
In the mean time harvested 350 garlics. Five different varieties
 
Saturday, July 20 View Page
New entry in my garden. Delicata Squash
 
Sunday, July 28 View Page
MegaMutt - D
 
Sunday, July 28 View Page
MegaMutt D
 
Tuesday, August 6 View Page
DelMar 2024
 
Tuesday, August 6 View Page
DelMar
 
Saturday, August 10 View Page
MegaMarv
 
Saturday, August 10 View Page
MegaMarv
 
Saturday, August 10 View Page
MegaMarv
 
Saturday, August 10 View Page
MegaMarv
 
Monday, August 12 View Page
MegaMarv
 
Monday, August 12 View Page
MegaZac
 
Monday, August 12 View Page
MegaZac
 
Friday, August 16 View Page
MegaMarv
 
Friday, August 16 View Page
MegaMarv
 
Friday, August 16 View Page
MegaMarv
 
Friday, August 30 View Page
Domingo x Lebanon 2:12.8 (2.80 lbs) 1270 Grams
 
Friday, August 30 View Page
Domingo x Lebanon 2:12.7 (2.80 lbs) 1270 Grams
 
Friday, August 30 View Page
Andre' the Giant 3:0.4 (3.03 lbs) 1372 grams
 
Friday, August 30 View Page
Andre' the Giant 3:0.4 (3.03 lbs) 1372 grams
 
Friday, August 30 View Page
Domingo from CK 6.23 - 2:4.1 (2.26 lbs) 1023 Grams
 
Friday, August 30 View Page
Domingo from CK 6.23 - 2:4.1 (2.26 lbs) 1023 Grams
 
Saturday, August 31 View Page
Domingo x Lebanon 2:13.8 (2.86 lb) - 1298 Grams
 
Saturday, August 31 View Page
MegaMarv 2:9.3 - (2.58 lbs) - 1170.8 grams
 

 

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