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Is it just me? but I just cannot find males and females ready to mate.

I suppose it`s my fault as I`m trying a freebie just called `mixed`-the sods have the benefit of a greenhouse built over a west facing wall so they get some warmth-but will they show willing???

Stop watching them, maybe they are shy..

Same problem with a charente but have just this week finally had simultaneous male and female flowering.

Can one use pollen from one variety to fertilise another?

hope so, I have  ;D

yes you can - I've grown melon 'no name' this year - living up to its name, no name, no melon  ;D

one of these years  :(

Quote from: manicscousers on August 04, 2008, 19:26:48
hope so, I have  ;D

Then I suspect the one charente that appears to be growing (so far) was pollinated by a midget (to coin a phrase)  :)

I've got a few tiny flowers on my plants but no sign of any fruit yet. At least it's better than last year when I got nothing at all! Any tips?

i've got about 9 watermelons on 5 plants thought i had 6 plants but seem to have lost one they vary in size from golf balls to cricket size balls

So what's your secret???????

dunno its the 1st time i have grown them got some authentic italian seed and just planted them ;)

I am growing Gallias and Charentais melons and they have been quite slow, but last night I noticed there are a few tennis ball sized melons starting so I hope that when I come back from my hols in 2 weeks time, they will be ready!!! It's my first success at growing melons, I just let them do their own thing. They are outside.

 ??? ??? How do you all do it? 3 plants that have just decided to grow and one flower on the 3. ???

(Also a first time grower) I've been using a watercolour brush trimmed down so the bristles fit inside the flowers. I check at least once a day and pollinate whenever possible. Usually there have been more males than females so I brush a male then the female then another male then the same female and so on. I'm sure I got the advice from A4A.

 what you have to have female amd male melons to grow them.god all about sex int it lol