TheWaterbug wrote:TheWaterbug wrote: . . . they look mighty crowded in there, and the vines just aren't very long. Nor are they fruiting, despite being sown on May 7th . . . . Or do I just need to be more patient?
Well, lookee what happens when you're not watching!
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The little one is about the size of a racquet ball. There's another one, off-camera, that's the size of a squash ball
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None of my other cantaloupe vines is fruiting yet, but maybe if I ignore them for a week they'll surprise me as well
SPierce, good to hear that they've survived!
I am hoping for a similar surprise, Waterbug. My watermelons have begun to flower like crazy, and I've been hand-pollinating steadily for the last three days. I keep hoping I will see a baby watermelon hiding under the leaves. Maybe this morning!