It’s amazing what a weekend of warm weather and sunny skies will do. We’ve been having an unusually wet spring (22 or so days of rain since June 1!) and the jury’s still out on the long-term effects this is going to have on the vegetables, but when we checked the garden last night, we were absolutely amazed. The tomatoes are suddenly producing fruit like crazy — even the little Romas are getting into the act. The Big Boys and Jet Stars are both producing and it seems like the tomatoes get bigger while you watch. On Monday evening, the tomato plants looked to be in danger of toppling their bamboo stakes over, they’re getting so big. Jim devised a clever way of tying them to an overhead brace, and I’ve got pictures, which I’ll post later on this evening when I have some time.

The eggplant seems to have grown a couple of inches overnight, and I think we can see where the peppers might actually be coming around, too. The zucchini is apparently poised for world domination, and we continue to enjoy harvesting and eating the Romaine lettuce.

The herbs, which are all set out in pots on the edge of the observatory deck now, look as though they’re doing well. I’m going to treat them to a bit of fish-in-a-blender this evening, because really, who wouldn’t love that?