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Post by horsea on May 23, 2013 16:59:56 GMT -5
Hi, kids. Can someone advise me. I grew some muskmelons last year and each plant produced only one fruit. Is this normal? I don't have much experience growing melons and don't know what to expect or where to find this info. The rabbits chewed into the nice ripe fruits, so I just kind of carved the bad part off and served the remainder to my husband. He never knew the difference. (Smirk Snort...) So, right now, I am off to repair the fence so that the rabbits can't get through. Is it just me who finds fence repair and/or installation rather onerous, boring, fiddly work.
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Post by materman on May 23, 2013 17:21:29 GMT -5
Well a lot depends on the variety that you grow for some are more productive then others. Then through in all the other factors like rain, sunshine, pollination, and soil and results can be anywhere. I haven't grew muskmelons in a while for I favor the taste of the honeydew melons so I grow them. I do remember a time from the past when a kid that we had so many banana muskmelon that we as kids would have fights with them. I would say try another variety and as well watch to see if you have bees pollinating.
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Post by horsea on May 24, 2013 0:57:25 GMT -5
Thanks for advice. It occurred to me that maybe I need to really pile on the fertilizer. I think they are heavy feeders, or at least I suspect so. There's lots of bees in our garden; I don't think pollination is an issue. As to having fun with fruit. I used to grow round-shaped summer squash and let them get large. Then we would play something called Squash Bowling. Lots o' fun.
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Post by stratcat on May 24, 2013 10:33:20 GMT -5
Yeah, fence repair is boring so I usually wait until a small rabbit finds his way in before I get around to fixing the fence. Squash Bowling-
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