A Monster harvest

I created a monster...

I have a 3D printer and I use it to make various tools and odds and ends. So I decided to try something a little different. Created a 3D mould of Frankenstein's Monster by using a model as a negative into a cylinder.

By splitting the model in half I could create a mould which a courgette could grow into to fill up the mould. However there were a couple of issues with it. Firstly I should have made the split from ear to ear rather than nose to back of the head. I wrapped the mould in tape to keep it together but the force of the growth stretched the tape and pushed it apart. However it seemed to work out OK in the end as I got a reasonable facsimile of a monsters face out of it.

Elsewhere though the harvest certainly wasn't as good. The sweetcorn was starting to die back so we thought it time to harvest them. To say we were disappointed is an understatement.

This year has not been a great one. But at least I placed my orders for seeds for next year. Hopefully it will be a better one.

The 2021 Courgette Tally:

40