water melons

[claybasket]

Can water melons be grown in this country?tryed growing the little sweet green ones the plants died the fruits turned brown,

[claybasket]

[Jeannine]

Yes, I grew them in the greenhouse and just one time  outside in a very good summer,XX Jeannine

[saddad]

I've grown them in a greenhouse in Derby... there are pictures on here somewhere... :)

[gavinjconway]

They are a long season so I reckon plant so get them going early indoors then into the greenhouse - thats what I do with my Gemsquash which is the same sort of thing...

[elvis2003]

i managed it once,got two fruit not much bigger than large orange,were yummy though!

[Deb P]

I have failed again this year (those coming to our open day tomorrow can witness my disgrace first hand!) I tried some outdoors in a sheltered and cloched melon pit, where they fried and didn't do well, and some indoors in my greenhouse which got as far as blooming and had mini fruit, but stayed like that! I am officially giving up now...and I mean it this time! ::)

[Amazingrotavator(Derby)]

I had the best year yet. 10 in all. I've just had one and the juice is still dripping down my chin:)

[gavinjconway]

Those look great... well done

[chriscross1966]

Was going to try this year but never put the plants out cos went mad with tomatoes. Next year they get the space inthe GH that the pointless aubergines took up.... dunno why I grew aubergines, I'm not massively fond of them..... Anyway I 've still got some seeds so will give them a go next year.... I like your frame AR, I might well steal that design :D

chrisc