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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: chriscross1966 on September 15, 2009, 06:39:54

Title: Did anyone grow outdoor wonder melons this year
Post by: chriscross1966 on September 15, 2009, 06:39:54
.. if so are they living up to Marshalls hype?
Title: Re: Did anyone grow outdoor wonder melons this year
Post by: Twoflower on September 15, 2009, 07:58:25
Yes i did, of the six seeds three died after about a month, the others limped along until last week when they gave up the ghost.........no melons :'(
Title: Re: Did anyone grow outdoor wonder melons this year
Post by: raisedbedted on September 15, 2009, 08:10:05
6 Seeds, 4 young plants.  They took off like a wet firework and died within 2 months.

Not feeling any wonder, the Watermelon's from Lidl's (39p) on the other hand are doing great with 2 large watermelons on.
Title: Re: Did anyone grow outdoor wonder melons this year
Post by: Twoflower on September 15, 2009, 08:12:37
ok that makes me feel alot better i thought it was something i'd done.
Title: Re: Did anyone grow outdoor wonder melons this year
Post by: asbean on September 15, 2009, 09:03:42
Two plants, loads of growth, no fruit  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: Did anyone grow outdoor wonder melons this year
Post by: Sholls on September 15, 2009, 10:04:12
They're certainly not wondrous. Two plants put in a sheltered sunny spot, reasonable growth, zero flowers.

Edit: I gave another two plants to a friend, one was grown under glass the other outside, no fruit on either.
Title: Re: Did anyone grow outdoor wonder melons this year
Post by: gwynleg on September 15, 2009, 18:29:25
Only two plants survived and there is nothing even approaching a melon on either
Title: Re: Did anyone grow outdoor wonder melons this year
Post by: realfood on September 15, 2009, 18:51:05
I planted three in the greenhouse, 2 in a coldframe and one outside. They all survived, flowered, but no fruit. Marshalls have given me a credit for the seed.
Title: Re: Did anyone grow outdoor wonder melons this year
Post by: Jayb on September 15, 2009, 20:10:39
I lost my first sowings, partly my fault, but they were not trying very hard either. Late sown plant is trying to fruit but I think too little too late!
I've got a couple of seeds left which I'll try again next year as the weather/summer here has been poor. Although after reading the other posts it does not sound promising.
Title: Re: Did anyone grow outdoor wonder melons this year
Post by: chriscross1966 on September 16, 2009, 01:07:38
Hm... I'll give that one a miss then.... will concentrate on squash and wierd beans next year plus trying to accumulate oddball alliums.... will grow fewer potato types too, probably only PFA and King Eds, maybe half a row of earlies for some salads  and maybe half a row of one of the Sarpos to see if blight-proof spuds are for me