I'm a melon virgin (oh stop it) - so I didn't really expect any results at all. So I was skipping all the way home when I found these in my allotment greenhouse:
One's a lot bigger than the other, and they're both on the small side at the moment, but hopefully they'll both reach a good enough size eventually (oh dear... what is it with double entendre and veg growing?). In the meantime, I've given them a bit of extra support (oh pleeeeease...) with a pair of old tights:
Being a bit of a babe, I only had black tights in the drawer so now I'm worrying they won't allow enough sunlight to get through for ripening. But we'll see.
Now, that's quite enough of that - I'm off to find something more sensible to talk about.
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I've no melons this year :(
Too cold this year for the cold frame on my plot I fear. But I have managed to grow them the past couple of summers and felt very proud of my 'babies' to boot!
Yes I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a bit of late-summer sunshine or they're not going to ripen. But I'm just so chuffed they've turned up at all...!
Very funny post! And lovely melons! The black tights add a certain elegance and sophitication--don't you think. LOL. I hope they ripen up for you.
--Curmudgeon
We have only had Keira Knightley sized melons this year.
That is amazing. We didn't even get Keira Knightley sized melons. At most they were the size of a pea.
lol! Keira Knightley would kill for my melons!
(oh blimey there I go again...)
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