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Vegetables at last

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At last I have a few vegetables forming in the garden - it seems to have taken forever.  My baby butternut look just like the real thing, only very tiny :)   I want to pick some when they are still quite small - in South Africa they make a kind of stew in a cast iron pot called a potjie.  It is normally a mix of meat and vegetables, and they often have whole miniature vegetables in it - very yummy.  Is it only me or is this the cutest little butternut ever?  the zucchini are also forming - I wanted them to ramble over a frame, but this one keeps heading the other way.  I thought if it was over a frame it would stay drier with less chance of mildew problems.  Already there is some powdery mildew and so far all I have done is remove those leaves and throw them away.  If it gets any worse I will get out the milk and water spray.  Now I don't want to get ahead of myself but I have heard stories of people being overwhelmed with lots and lots...