Topic: How much space for melons?

[vaca]

Hello again...

I was wondering how much space I need to calculate per melon plant. For courgettes I'm assuming around 1 sq metre per plant. Whould this be about the same for a melon plant ?

Thanks,
Vaca

[carloso]

ye sim sure a metre give or take a few inch was mentioned it was in one of the previous notes 

ill put it another way thats all i have a loowed in my melon shed (ok ok its a cold frame but melon shed sounds a whole lot better lol)

they can alwasy intermingle in fact for my dawn squash - Spegetti squash - cougette one ball and green somthing or another cougette - Melons i have aloowed about a mtre a piece so fingers crossed itll be ok nice and cozy i can live with smaller fruit for sure

hope this has helped

carl

[amphibian]

I will be alloting one whole cold frame per plant for my melons.

[vaca]

So I guess 4 plants would do ok in a polytunnel 6m long by 75cm wide... or should I not get greedy and just settle for 3?

Vaca

[Common_Clay]

Does anyone grow them outside without any protection of cloche or cold frame? If so, at what results? I've got Passport F1 which claims to be an outside variety but I'm wondering whether I ought to be taking extra precaution. I live darn sarf. Thanks!

[amphibian]

Does anyone grow them outside without any protection of cloche or cold frame? If so, at what results? I've got Passport F1 which claims to be an outside variety but I'm wondering whether I ought to be taking extra precaution. I live darn sarf. Thanks!

Well mine won't have full protection as the coldframe will be left open a crack, as I simply cannot always attend twice a day to open and close the frame.

A friend of mine grows excellent grapes and melons under a glass topped lean-too, without walls. She grows greenhouse varities and despite the open sides gets excellent results.

[carloso]

its more a case of helping them along with temperature even in summer than a case of protection, (protection at the minute yes but a big help in summer tooo if you know what i mean lol