Rain today!

It's the first significant rain we've had since June.  We're expecting several storms to come in in the next few days.  I'm sure glad I got the compost spread.  It would have been a big mess in the driveway.  However, I called One Green World today to order my new bare root fruit trees and they said they couldn't dig them today because they already had a lot of requests.  So, I'll get them next Saturday.  Actually, that's probably better.  Maybe things will dry out a bit by then.

Also, in anticipation of the rain, I picked all the ripe and almost ripe tomatoes.  I got 29 lbs. of Marzano/San Marzanos, 3 lb. 9 oz. of unripe ones, 5 lb. of slicing tomatoes, some ripe and some not, and 7 lb. 5 oz. of Long Keepers.  I'm still not sure what I'll do with them all, but at least I don't have to worry about them cracking with the rain.

I made a yummy eggplant gratin with the last of the big aubergines.  There are still quite a few of the long Asian ones left on the two plants.  I've decided I like the San Marzanos better of the two varieties.  The Marzanos are big and have tended to get blossom end rot and split.

Update:  After canning them, I've changed my mind.  The Marzanos are much meatier and very easy to peel.  The San Marzanos just turn to mush.  I'm planning to save seeds from the Marzanos.