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Pumpkins/Squash will totally cover all the ground, so it can be hard to get in below the foliage to water at the base.

Do you have an outdoor tap/water supply - one suggestion I'd make is to put a soaker hose in the bed now, and plant around them. This is just an example: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-15-Meter-Soaker-Hose/dp/B0001KA0DG/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=soaker+hose&qid=1556535374&s=gateway&sr=8-5 The other option is to get a 2 litre soft drinks bottle, cut off the base but keep the cap on. Heat up a bit of wire and burn some holes in the side and then you bury the bottle with a little lip above the ground. Do this BEFORE you plant in your young plants, as you don't want to disturb their roots. If you can spare a bit of cheap hose, put one end into the inside of the coke bottle, and get a small cheap funnel and wiggle it in the other end (might need to duck tape it). Tie the funnel to a bamboo cane. If you're watering/giving a liquid feed from a watering can you can pour it into the funnel, and move the cane out further away if necessary.

Can I also suggest the following for further reading: http://www.bigpumpkins.com/HowTo/ especially the link about "What's in your trench" as it talks about burying the vines to encourage secondary roots.

One thing to be wary of, is self-aborted fruits. Lots of plants do this - including Apples. Sometimes a "fruit" will start to form and swell, then for whatever reason, the plant will get rid of it - not fertilised properly, stress, too many fruits. It's perfectly natural, but very disappointing to young kids and anxiety inducing to the parents when it falls off.

Good luck.

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Can I recommend "Veg in one bed"?
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I'm finding it perfect pitched as a first time veg grower. The first chapter tells you exactly the size and materials you need for a bed, and how to build it.

What do you mean by “good stuff”? If you mean nutrients, I’d recommend a high quality feed such as Formulex, I swear by it. It’s not as nitrogen heavy as cheaper plant food and has a long list of trace nutrients which encourage more balanced growth and more robust plants. I’m surprised you haven’t fed them at all by now, I usually start feeding after a plant has been in new soil for about 3 or 4 months.

If you’re referring to the acidity of the soil itself, there are cheap ph meters you can buy on amazon that will give you a rough guide, but the soil is unlikely to change ph very much after just a year. If the soil really has changed ph drastically somehow, there are additives you can get specifically to alter the acidity of your soil.

Formulex 1L Liquid https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003UMQRWA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.UkbBbHX2VBP5

Never cut grass in direct sunlight. It'll burn itself with the released moisture.

Cut late evening then sprinkle with fertiliser, something like this and then water in for half an hour or so a few evenings a week.

It might take until next year for it to look like a normal lawn due to the amount of time it was allowed to over grow but it will recover. Grass is very resistant.

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I find the water very hard here in Suffolk and use to get limescale around my taps but as soon as I purchased aLimey Tap Descaling gadget I have noticed a big difference.

The clue is in the label where it says "Controls" and not Kills.

When it comes to Systemic Killer the only option left on the market is the neonicotinoid insecticide acetamiprid e.g. Bug Clear Ultra. It uses a synthetic derivative of nicotine to do the nasty.

One product that is available in India and the USA (still not sure about UK-Europe) is "Nicotine Sulphate 40%" - Nicotine based Botanical Insecticide. It's a soluble nicotine spay with added Neem - the nicotine kills and the neem discourages.

Of old I would have recommended Fag Butt Extract - 1 Ltr water + 20 or so fag butts, leave for a week and you get a witches brew of Tar and nicotine. Strain and Dilute it and then use on affected plants with some added washing up liquid. I've seen it clear major infestations on plants in 24 hours. The tar and nicotine does not penetrate the plant, and food crops can be eaten after being washed.

Homemade Insect Spray: How To Make Nicotine Insecticide!

I keep wondering about the Nicotine levels in our garden variety Nicotiana, particularly "Nicotiana sylvestris", and if leaf juice would be effective. I know in places where Tobacco is grown that leaf juice is used as a natural pest control. I also wonder about using Vape Liquid which of course contains Nicotine.