Vegmonkey and the Mrs.

We have never had much luck with things like Squash and Pumpkins. Last year, we planted so many massive sunflowers in the same bed, that their really wasn’t enough goodness or enough water left for the little darlings. We had a few courgettes, but nothing to write home about.

This year, even though we have still used the space well, we have only planted lettucey things and a few sweetcorn plants in the cucurbit bed, to give them a better chance. The Uchiki Kuri (recommended by various websites as pretty easy to grow, very tasty and a good storer!) is coming on nicely as can be seen above and below. The two Squash plants are about a metre apart, but i have trained them so they are sprawling in different directions, to make the most of the bed. Each plant has 3 fruits on it currently. I am mindful that if i let too many grow, none will grow well, so i think i will stop the plant at 6, and see what happens. There’s always next year!