I’m sorry to hear about your friend’s injury but you sound so kind and helpful in looking after her!
Funny you should mention nasturtiums… I planted them and marigolds as natural pest control for our veg plants, intending to lure the bugs away, and boy did it work. Some of our nasturtiums got...
I am in the UK but we also struggled with powdery mildew a bit on our courgettes (zucchini) and squashes this year. We have standard compost piles but just invested in a new hot composter bin and I have decided to go with hot composting for the plants with mildew.
It's our first year with a...