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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: RobinOfTheHood on May 31, 2007, 22:29:28

Title: Melons - advice?
Post by: RobinOfTheHood on May 31, 2007, 22:29:28

Minnesota Midget.  In pots, GH border, or what?

I've had no success for the last 2 years with melons, think it was 'neck rot' - they just keeled over after setting fruit, from the ground up.

I'm keen to get something this year, anybody got any surefire tips for me?  Please?  :)

Title: Re: Melons - advice?
Post by: Amazin on May 31, 2007, 23:34:58

Here in Central London I grow melons in pots - or, to be more precise, in buckets, using compost mixed with pelleted chicken manure. Last year I grew Ogen and Galia, this year I'm going all out with Galia, Ogen, Edonis, Ananas, Minnesota Midget, and a couple of watermelon - Sugar Baby and Crimstar. All doing well in little pots at the moment, hardening off nicely (though I lost a few in the recent cold snap) and will be finally potted up this weekend.

Good luck!

 ;D

Title: Re: Melons - advice?
Post by: manicscousers on June 01, 2007, 15:17:41

we grow them in the border, same as cukes..on a mound of muck, soil on top, planted on a hump with a pop bottle upside down next to it with the bottom cut off..for watering..grew sweetheart last year and they were nice so we're dong it again  ;D
oh, and we grow them up supports