late blight

garden update:

• okra (my pride and joy): is still growing like a champ, can't get over how tall it is! it also has incredibly beautiful flowers that bloom from time to time, and then usually fall off after a heavy rain.
  
• lettuce: has started to go to seed, and when friends tried to harvest some for a salad on friday it tasted pretty bitter.
  
• cherry tomatoes: are ripening bit by bit, but what i think is late blight is starting to take over, even though i have been trying cut off affected parts of the plant when i see them. seems like now i'm not doing so quickly enough...
  
• herbs: the dill and cilantro never really worked out, unfortunately, but the basil, thyme, oregano and sage are still very happy! i may start to dry some of those out for winter use, in case they don't make it through the cold months.