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Tuesday, September 08, 2026
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Gardeneer-in-Training
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Sunny Okanagan
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The same day I found that Inimitable's stem split had breached the cavity, I found a stem split on Indomitable. At that point I had fresh experience performing preventative stem split surgery and plenty of advice from a doctor, retired dentist, and the local reigning pumpkin champion. Their cumulative wisdom proved invaluable because unlike with Inimitable, this time the wounds healed.
A hot summer led to the oldest leaves senescing prematurely, and the shade cloth I have I've come to realize is a bit overkill at 60%. I was away for a couple weeks in late July and early August when the wildfires in BC and Washington picked up, obscuring the sun and cooling the daytime highs considerably. Ash accumulated on leaves like someone had scattered confetti over the patch. Then, I neglected to diagnose leaf die-off as a result of a major spider mite infestation until a quarter to a third of both plants had succumbed. Finally, the same day I took my seven foot tall netting around the patch down, a young buck jumped the relatively short electric fence and ate the side off of Inimitable 2.0. And still, Indomitable looms large over the patch.
If anything, I think her scars make Indomitable all the more appealing. She's got a lot of spunk but she's also got class, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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