Broccoli Disease

It didn't need to happen. But our North facing bed filled with arugula, lemon balm, kale, broccoli and chard was getting overwatered. One day I was looking at one of the little broccoli plants deeply wilting. I saw lots and lots of ants crawling around the base of the stalk and the soil was broken up into fine particles. You can see the plant now is basically passed away :(

It seems most likely the plant suffered from Phytophthora megasperma, because the bed only get's 3-4 hours of sun a day. Because of that fact I'm ruling out the possibility the soil isn't properly draining. The easiest thing to do moving forward will be to avoid watering for some time. Some of the other plants were starting to wilt but I may have caught the problem just in time. I imagine drip irrigation would be the best plan for this particular bed to keep that steady proper supply. Otherwise I will have to learn to pay close attention to find the perfect time for watering.

It is June and the garden is becoming my mirror for how well I am caretaking my immediate environment. May I have many seasons to come in order to learn.