eggplant + more maters

Happy Mother's Day!!  It has been a nice weekend of catching up in the garden.  We have been battling powdery mildew on the squash (and lots of other plants in the yard) and at this point, I think the pm is winning.  But, on a positive note, we have eggplant!!  I can't ever remember eating it, but my mom informed me I used to eat it, a la casserole - so I guess I did.  It seems to be doing well in the garden, so eggplant and I are going to get reacquainted.

Back on the tomato front, the spring crop is starting to turn.  I picked the first batch of heirlooms:  Cherokee Purple and Black Krim.

We have had one and it was very, very tasty.  This from a person who did not proclaim to like tomatoes until well into adult hood.  

We had a really good initial setting of tomatoes; however, except the Sungold (cherry), nothing else is setting at this point.  Below is the list, as of today:

BHN 602 (Hybrid) - Initial heavy set, large fruit.  No new settings, fighting blight.

Black Krim (BK), Box Car Willie (BCW), Cherokee Purple, JD's Special C-Tex - All good first set, no new settings.  BCW some blight.  BK - Lower limbs turning grey and dying.

Sungold - Cherry - some blight, but still setting, with lots of tomatoes.

Better Boy (from fall 2012 planting) - cut back to base, new growth with a few new flowers, no setting.

Temps in STX today are 77/67.