Oh no. They're forming.

The earliest Blondkopfchen cherry tomatoes are about to ripen.

The two that I planted in the box with the pumpkins are struggling to survive, but holding their own. They don't look like they'll have much of a yield, if they last long enough. One actually had a prematurely ripe fruit last week.

The five that I put in upside-down hanging planters are pretty measly. I guess they needed bigger planters so they could get more nutrients.



The six that I put in the rocky border in back of the house (not counting the runt that has turned into a little bonsai plant) have gone INSANE. I've tried to stake them up, but it's too little too late. In some cases I can't tell where one plant ends and the next one begins. My fingers are still yellow from the pollen from today's efforts. There are going to be hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of tomatoes. Good thing I bought a pressure canner.

I do love the smell of tomato plants on my skin. It's like perfume to me.
(those yellow dots are blossoms)



The pink German tomatoes that I planted in their own box are plodding along and occasionally churn out an unremarkable fruit. I've been sticking the flesh in the freezer to make sauce out of later. It's up to about six quarts so far.




The pumpkin plants are completely out of control. They make the yellow cherry tomatoes look like a topiary. It is now impossible to get to the spigot without stepping on leaves, and our electric meter is about to be compromised. Some of the pumpkins look ripe, albeit very small. I need to read up and learn how to tell when they're ripe.



The apples are coming along, but some of the trees are covered with fruit with holes in it. I've given up on fixing that for now. I think I got rid of all the webworms, though.



We got two okrums [sic] off the one plant that survived, which is also being strangled by pumpkins. I forgot until now to check for more. They're probably all stringy now. Must plant more next year, and put the pumpkins far away somewhere.

The massive raspberry plant to the west of our porch has gone into its growing stage and is spreading out across the landing of the staircase. I need to go restrain those things the next time there's a break in this week-long thunderstorm.