I wouldn't be so sure about being behind us ... we get cold winds sweeping down off the North Sea, and have had some heavy sea frets when the rest of you have been basking in sunshine ... when we go to MIL's on the Lincs/Cambs border they're way ahead of us.
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Here are my two ... don't worry ... it's not powdery mildew ... it's a natural silvering colouration that this (and some other varieties) have on their leaves. Oh, don't know why they've rotated duh!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I was going off OP's statement ”some of them seem to be shrivelling up at the end”. I grow Black Beauty, which is an open pollination variety.. and have had first fruit not pollinate due to poor timing between male and female flowers between my two plants.
Just been away for three days so bottles have a little sand in the neck with a drilled hole in the cap so water will seep out to help keep them hydrated while I was away. It is difficult to just hole the tops as they tend to be too small and clog up or too big and drain out in an hour! This was another test run and the sand did seem to help slow the flow.
Had the same problem with my corn last year Blue Onion, male flower weeks ahead of female tried succession planting this year and the pigeons sat on them so only one set are growing and have run out of seed!
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Isn't it fun how these threads become real conversations
Here are my two ... don't worry ... it's not powdery mildew ... it's a natural silvering colouration that this (and some other varieties) have on their leaves.
Oh, don't know why they've rotated duh!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lovely looking plants Dove and Purple!