Five days gone by. Just like the cucumber seems to go by...it's dying. The question is, what does one do? Do I give up? Or do I do something about the fact that I've been inspired by and that I've identified with situations such as...Dr Ryan Stones' in 'Gravity' (2013); Aron Ralstons' as described in his autobiography 'Between a rock and a hard place' (2004) ; Ajit Singhs' as he climbed that mountain again and again and again under fire (1999); Evert Stenmarks' as he lay buried under an avalanche for eight days (1955); I could go on.
The situation...the leaves are withering, curling, dying. The baby fruits seem under distress. The plant stands thus...
My problem is, complete inexperience, total lack of knowledge and frequent spells of absence. But I have the Net and Neeraj (aka Angel 1). So, I've begun by nipping the dead leaves at the bottom as advised. I've also been advised to show the plant some direct sunlight for sometime. It'd be a challenge. Let me see how I manage to do that. If the situation stays the same or deteriorates I try home-made insecticidal soap (more on that later).
The others meanwhile seem to be doing well. Proof in eating the pudding...
That's leaves from the 'oh so fragrant' Basil, Swiss Chard, Spinach, Rucola (aka rocket leaves) and Lettuce. Which means that the plants in the raft systems seem to be doing fine.
And so do the Zucchinis (though there's some discoloration of leaves there too, which concerns me), the French Bean, the Bell Peppers, Onion, Tomato, Water Melon and the Radish.
And then again, the final empty grow-bed is also planted with tomato.
I'm here for another couple of days. By the end of that I hope I know what to do.
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