My pumpkin has started gorwing again after a bad case of mildew and one of my pumpkins dying from rot and one from a woodpecker. so hopefully it might have another fruit.
Brussels have had their first attack from catapillers. Since then i have put my netted polytunels over the top and looks like thats kept them at bay.
Mini harvest of courgette, beans, lavender and some sweat peas.
Last night had some of my chard with a roast chicken was lovely.
My pumpkins are not having a good time, first there leaves suffer from mildew and now one of the pumpkins has rotted. My personal opinion and other witnesses have said its because of all the humidity and that we had all that rain.
When i did the autopsy it was complete mush. It has been really upsetting because this was my pride and joy because it had got so big and i had never grown a pumpkin.
There is still hope i have one pumpkin left, which hasn't been attacked by woodpeckers or humidity. I think this is because it is down on the ground is shaded by corn and my enormous haricot plant, and i think its cooler nearer the ground, because the other one had been lifted off the ground nothing to shelter it from the weather. Anyway its just a theory if you know what has happened please leave a comment, i would love to know.
It might not look like much has happened but it has alot of the top layer of gravel has come off. I have also constructed a stand for my pumpkins to rest on so they don't get damaged while we are digging and i am hoping this works as i have read that pumpkins or maybe it was squashes like growing on trellis. Anyway it stops the dog from weeing on it.
