Support for Melons / How many melons per plant ?

[Barnowl]

My paintbrush pollination seems to have done the trick and the Minnesota Midget now has seven mini melons in progress.
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My two questions are:-

Do I need to provide additional support for the melons or will the vine be strong enough?

Can the plant produce more than 7 or 8 melons or should I pinch out any further attempts by the plant to keep growing?

[Barnowl]

[manicscousers]

hi, barnowl, we use the bags either onions or oranges come in, tie them up to the supports, or some people use old tights cut up..I tend to stop the plants at about 6 melons but that's sweetheart, never grown yours  :)

[Barnowl]

Thanks Manics - support tights it is. Although they are my first melons, I think I will push my luck a little bit by aiming for about 10, since they are quite small compared to a conventional melon like sweetheart, and will pinch out any new growth thereafter. If it seems to be struggling I can always take a few off early.