Based on what I remember from last year and from Greg’s recollection of the last 10+ years, the powdery mildew has made an early entrance and it’s never a welcomed one. Powdery mildew is basically a fungus that can infect many different species of plants, but for some reason it loves Curcurbits (cucumbers, squashes, pumpkins, melons and watermelons).
I just wanted to post a short update to tally the amount of active pumpkins. After another round of fish emulsion and plenty of water, pumpkins are really starting to pop up all over the patch. I did a quick count today and the patch has roughly 56 pumpkins.
The last week of July, with it’s long days, was filled with tons of growth and progress. The last frame of the animation below was taken on July 1st and the first frame was taken on around June 10th. The difference is staggering and the plants are 10 times larger (if not more)! At this point in the growing season, I’ve gone through 2 gallons of fish emulsion and it’s worth noting…
