Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 8 Entries. Friday, June 12 View Page Hi everyone. Welcome to my 2026 diary. Friday, June 12 View Page I am growing three plants this year. This is the 2507 Noel. A 2198 Sperry X 1921 Noel cross. This plant was mauled by a groundhog early on, but seems to be recovering nicely. Friday, June 12 View Page Pictured here is the 2170 Leblanc. This is a 2731 Stelts x 2670 Thompson. Not a bad cross of parents. Early on I did the best I could to kill this one. I hadn't hardened it off enough and burnt most of the leaves after it was set out. Then the soil heating cables failed, and it set back the growth some. Despite it all this one also is recovering nicely. Friday, June 12 View Page The third plant is the 1917 Pappas, my personal best. It is a 2344 Wallace x 2465 Sperry cross. Saturday, June 13 View Page It's been a come from behind year getting things ready in the patch. Finally got the second water tower up. All drip tubes are now connected. That is my home in the background. All water and electricity to the patch has to cross that road. My neighbors are more than used to just running the lines over. Friday, June 26 View Page The 1917 plant has grown some in the last two weeks. There are two flowers pollinated. The first is at 16 feet was pollinated on the 15th. 1917 Pappas X 2507 Noel. The second at 19 feet. 1917 Pappas X 2170 LeBlanc. Both were nicely shaped four lobe flowers. Saturday, June 27 View Page The 2507 Noel is the preferred snack of the local whistle pig population. I need some of Norm's mojo to get rid of these pesky creatures. Saturday, June 27 View Page Better pic of 2507. There are two pollinations on this plant. One was on the 13th but is only twelve feet out. The other was made on the 23rd. It will be hard to choose if the later pollination takes.