I gave my Big Boy tomatoes their first big boy haircut today. The plants look a little shocked. I wish I could take them out for ice cream. Maybe I'll give them some compost later.

The horned tomato worm may be better known as tomato hornworm.

We are having a bumper crop of zucchini! Five plants this year in my own garden plus lots of zucchini in my CSA share is resulting in lots and lots of zucchini. Even though zucchini is one of my favorite vegetables (a close third after sugar snap peas and tomatoes) there is sometimes too much of a good thing! If you find yourself in a similar situation, this is a reminder that shredded zucchini is terrific in zucchini bread, pancakes, even brownies and it is very easy to freeze for use at a later date. Wash the zucchini, peel or don't peel, shred (my Kitchenaid does this in about three minutes) pack 1 or 2 cup portions into airtight containers or ziplock freezer bags, and put in the freezer. That's all there is to it!

http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/business/growers-fret-over-a-new-apple-that-wont-turn-brown.html?ref=geneticallymodifiedfood