Melons Have Come

Lobbed them in the Airing cuboard & forgot about them for 2 weeks.



Gone a bit leggy:DOH:

 

Just a bit scraggly there Zigs..........

 

Oh um, I see, well I would say they have germinated Zigg !

 

I'm sure melons probably sprawl anyway:o

 

They look like giant bean sprouts. I'm sure you'll be able to do something with them Ziggy.

 

Hey Sheal,

was lovely talking to you on the phone

Sure they will be fine with a bit of sunshine Never grown Melons before, bit of a challenge

 

Says Feb on the packet John, I guess they need a long growing season?

 

Got a bit excited by the Subject !

"Says Feb on the packet John, I guess they need a long growing season?"

They do need a long season (and heat), but low-light (or in your case Ziggy NO light ) doesn't work either IME

 

Might be Cave Melons Kristen:D

Will get the Halogen on them for a while

 

We'll see what happens John, they will either thrive or fail.

 

3 of them have died already.

 

What variety are they Zigs? Feb seems blinking early to me. (My Cantaloupe seed packet says April ...)

I have 5 (used, from previous seasons) seed packets and only Unwins says February, the earliest of any of the others is "Mid March" ...

I don't think there is enough light in Feb to bring them on, plus they are going to need heat too.

Perhaps I'll try a few to see if I get a significantly earlier crop. IME the start of female flowers that will actually set is dependent on the day length and weather, so I don't think they will be earlier (even if sown earlier), but maybe they will eb bigger plants and thus abel to "hold" more fruit.

RHS "Growing Fruit" says to sow mid_April for cold frame, and for greenhouse "Melons take 3 - 5 months from seed sowing, so seed sown in Feb should be ripe in June, March in July etc.". I've never had any before August - maybe that is why!