Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: đ« Wednesday, 25 December, 2024
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone âš3â© âšweeksâ© agoYou could put a barrier under each developing fruit to protect them from the soil - a plastic lid or a plank or a brick or something would work. Not cardboard - gets too soggy when wet.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone âš3â© âšweeksâ© ago
That works. The fruit will be ok to give away?
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone âš3â© âšweeksâ© ago
Probably yes. If you have bad soil, then root vegetables are the ones at highest risk. Leafy veg and fruits (like pumpkins) are a LOT lower risk. Also, anything that needs peeling is very low risk indeed. And pumpkins are usually peeled/skinned before cooking/eating as the skin turns into fingernail parings when cooked. So even for those who donât know how the pumpkins were grown would not need to worry.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone âš3â© âšweeksâ© ago
Thatâs good, thanks! Iâve done an emergency repot into something improvised to buy time and will consider my options