It looked so healthy 3 days ago and we were looking forward to harvesting it in about 2 or 3 weeks. It's planted in a sunny spot right by the neighbor's fence, and was beautiful, over 7 ft high and 5 ft wide. Yesterday it looked a bit droopy so I thought, that's funny, it shouldn't need to be watered already... seeing as the summer heat has passed. But I gave it a nice drink.
This morning it looked worse, really wilted. This evening, Oh My. Many leaves are yellowing now as if its complete water supply has been cut off. It's basically dead, and the drying process has already started...
Could my righteous senior citizen neighbors have done this? Injected it with Round-Up in the middle of the night? It's so suddenly dead. It seems usable... but if it has indeed been poisoned, I'm wondering if there's a way to tell, and if it's safe to use. I'm thinking also if they used a pesticide, wouldn't I be able to smell it?
This is my first one. I am so disappointed after caring for it everyt day since May! I would really appreciate any opinions or insight... Thanks