tomato jungle

Our garden is turning into a tomato jungle. I did not anticipate some of the plants getting five feet tall. Yikes. Some have gotten so big already they've tipped their cages. ptor just helped me with some emergency staking and the plants are much more stable now.

And, damn, there is a lot of fruit out there. I wish it would hurry up and rippen.

The tomatillo plants are getting ready to set fruit as well which is great. I wish I'd gotten more of them going. I probably also did not need this many tomato plants and could have had a more diverse garden, but oh well--I have serious moderation issues when it comes to tomatoes. At least I have many, many different kinds of tomatoes--it is fascinating to see all the different shapes, colors and sizes of the fruit. I am very glad we got that canning book and some canning supplies.

The sunflowers are blooming up a storm and a few are reaching the eight foot mark. Quite gorgeous and large, which makes me very happy.