It's been a busy and worrying time in the Patch of late.
As the temps have dropped humidity has risen..........
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mould has begun to spread...............
I began harvesting two weeks ago.......................
1st pick was concentrated on small stems that had no chance of fully ripening.
I did this to try and open out the low bushes and help fresh air circulate.....
Since then I have been picking on a nearly daily basis...............
Further opening the bush's up and stopping damp buds resting on damp buds all day and night.
Despite my frequent checks small amounts of mould are also removed daily.
The pic below demonstrates the onset of bud rot............................
This is where I believe that "a stitch in time saves nine"
Any such buds are removed to the stem..............
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disposed of in our log burner..............