[ruffmesiter_69]

Hi there peeps,

This week on our plot we have harvested the first of the butternut squashes for sunday dinner. The totals are (from 7 plants) 19 butternutes, 9 crown princes and 3 atlantic giant.

Question is, how are yours doing? are they producing as many as last year, less or more? also what do you do about powery mildew on the leaves, we remove and burn the leaves. Interested to hear youir opionions


also on the plot this week continued harvests of all sorts, clearing of new compost bed, a massive weed and alsotying up the celery.

Regards
Lottieblogs

[wellingtons]

... of my pumpkin up on one of the other pages.

No mildew yet, still growing really well ... lovely healthy looking plants.

[Annie]

My squashes were starting to look promising but frost is forcast,`nuff said! :cry:

[DD.]

3 degrees for Worcester as per the BBC forcast Annie, so you may get away with it. Can you throw something over them? Next 4 nights are forecast warmer.

Like you, my squashes are starting to appear & get to a reasonable size.

[Annie]

I am toying with the idea butit`s a big bed,it is sheltered on 2 sides...I have lots of fleece though...The sky is completly clear here so ..I`m off to pick OH and little person from the pub,I`ll consider my options then.