Melons

Originally, I wasn’t going to deal with melons or anything “funny” like that. It wasn’t because I don’t like melons. I just don’t really know what I’m doing and I’m not sure I have the space for melons. To be honest, I still don’t (on both counts), but I figured I’d give it a try.

The leading picture is the “melon patch”. I got around the space issue by putting them in pots. I don’t know if that will be beneficial to the melons, or inhibit growth. There are 4 watermelons and 4 cantaloupes. All are still potted.

The watermelons have done really well. I’m pleasantly surprised. I keep reading that watermelons are difficult to grow properly. I suppose that we’ll see that when it comes to harvesting the “fruit”. Either way, it is fun to see the growth. They are currently staked up because of the rain threat during the storm.

The cantaloupes exploded at first. They, like their larger counterparts, were in pots and grew like crazy. In about the last week, however, I started to notice them yellow a bit. To be honest, I’m not sure why. I think they might have overgrown their pots. If that is the case, I’m nervous about the watermelons. I put the cantaloupes in larger parts, in pairs. We’ll see if that prompts some growth.