Piegirl...thanks for the info...I won't pick them until they are big enough then. I like to pick the cukes when they are as small as possible...won't do that with the aubergine.
I doubt very seriously that we'll have ripe fruit by the 4th...the two hybrids I have in the garden (rutgers and betterboy vfn) will ikely be the first fruits to ripen in a couple of weeks. The brandywines and cherokee purple are a bit bigger than eggs, the romas are doing well as are the cherry and pear tomatoes, but it will ikely be late July/early August before we have lots of varieties (14 heirlooms) ripe. Until then, we'll wait patiently!
Yes...the wife and I plan on making the trip up there if gas isn't a million dollars a gallon by then.
