I am growing Pepito (Italian seed) for the first time, in the greenhouse. The plants are reaching about 5 ft up the wall, tied, and there are loads of flowers and several small (1 cm diameter) littel melons, but, as above, they turn yellow and drop off. I have doubled the amount of watering, and feeding, thinking it might be dehydration, but no change. Any advice?
I grow Ogen melons successfully but they are never bigger than good-sized grapefruit. There is one thing I do not know and that is how you should deal with the foliage. Should you just leave it to grow and sprawl or cut it back? I have been stopping the original growth at 5 leaves and then trimming back new growth rather randomly after that because I do not know whether you are supposed to continue restricting growth or not.
The problem with melon growing is that the advice is never clear whether it is referring to cantaloup melons like Ogen or the bigger varieties which are a more serious proposition.
I can't claim to have any more success. I've got three plants in the greenhouse and they are only now starting to look at all vigorous. One has had a few male flowers but that's it. A friend I gave one to has had no better success. The seeds I've grown are T&M Eldorado but I can't say I'd bother again.
I thought I might try and revive this thread. I'm growing Emir melons this season in a poly tunnel. Anyone else doing melons? I get the impression they can be temperamental.
im growing water melons also in a poly tunnel.have not got a clue how to grow them but my 5 year old son wanted to grow them doing well at moment thou.we will have to see what happens
I have a melon plant growing in one of those plastic tower greenhouses about four foot high the plant itself was grown from a supermarket yellow melon it is about two foot high with big leaves it looks healthy enough , what do i do next do i nip out the top before it grows to high
I saved a few seeds from a galia melon and popped them in a pot just to see whether they would germinate.
They all came up and I have planted them outside near my courgette plants-they are now nearly as big as them.I dont know whether I G=get any fruit but its worth a try
I thought I would give melons a try. I planted four Minnisota Midget outside in a 6mtr hoop tunnel (500 grade plastic) and three Petit Gris de Rennes in my 3 mtr nylon poly tunnel along with my tomatoes and chilli. (Chilli Ohnivec and Lemon Drop are truly excellent ) I have over 40 melons on the Minnisota's, some of which are ripe now, and 12 so far on the Petit Gris which started fruiting later. They are in soil with lots of compost, manure and a sprinkling of growmore - good drainage is essential. I water each plant with 5ltr of water every two days, tomato feed 1/2 strength every third watering. Never get the main stem wet, especially where it comes out of the ground. It will rot. I grow mine in yogurt pots with the bottom removed standing 2 or so inches proud of the soil mound. Mel M.-Cornwall.
Growing emir and Pepito melons in greenhouse and polytunnel fruits turning yellow and dropping off.have tried paintbrush pollination but ,to no avail. Can anyone help me?
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The problem with melon growing is that the advice is never clear whether it is referring to cantaloup melons like Ogen or the bigger varieties which are a more serious proposition.
I thought I might try and revive this thread. I'm growing Emir melons this season in a poly tunnel. Anyone else doing melons? I get the impression they can be temperamental.
im growing water melons also in a poly tunnel.have not got a clue how to grow them but my 5 year old son wanted to grow them doing well at moment thou.we will have to see what happens
I have a melon plant growing in one of those plastic tower greenhouses about four foot high the plant itself was grown from a supermarket yellow melon it is about two foot high with big leaves it looks healthy enough , what do i do next do i nip out the top before it grows to high
They all came up and I have planted them outside near my courgette plants-they are now nearly as big as them.I dont know whether I G=get any fruit but its worth a try
I thought I would give melons a try. I planted four Minnisota Midget outside in a 6mtr hoop tunnel (500 grade plastic) and three Petit Gris de Rennes in my 3 mtr nylon poly tunnel along with my tomatoes and chilli. (Chilli Ohnivec and Lemon Drop are truly excellent ) I have over 40 melons on the Minnisota's, some of which are ripe now, and 12 so far on the Petit Gris which started fruiting later. They are in soil with lots of compost, manure and a sprinkling of growmore - good drainage is essential. I water each plant with 5ltr of water every two days, tomato feed 1/2 strength every third watering. Never get the main stem wet, especially where it comes out of the ground. It will rot. I grow mine in yogurt pots with the bottom removed standing 2 or so inches proud of the soil mound. Mel M.-Cornwall.
Growing emir and Pepito melons in greenhouse and polytunnel fruits turning yellow and dropping off.have tried paintbrush pollination but ,to no avail. Can anyone help me?