I trimmed a bunch of the volunteer tomatoes (cherry) that are crowding the eggplant, because at this point I'd rather have the eggplant. And I have about a pound and a half of green cherry tomatoes in the fridge. I am going to trim more in a couple of days and put those in a bucket also and take these to a friend who makes green tomato relish. I just opened a jar of same that my neighbor gave me a few weeks ago, and it is simply marvelous! It sure is hard to part with green tomatoes, but when they're literally acting like weeds, they might as well go for something good!

I have other tomatoes in the yard, but it happens many of those with fruit are knocking over my eggplants.

Later on I'll be leaving the garden to the tender ministrations of a couple of neighbors and my ex will feed and water the dogs. I hope the garden is up to it! I really do hate leaving in the middle of the growing season when it means all of my work could wither and die in the course of a week. I'm having other gardeners do my watering, though, and they're to keep whatever is ripe enough to pick, so I'm sure it'll work out okay. (My next door neighbor is thrilled with the okra, and I have almost another quart again already, just off of two plants. They're certainly getting big, and they grow fast!)

SRS