Melons

[trolleydolly]

Last year I grew cantaloupe melon - Edonis f1 in my pollytunnel. I managed to harvest 2 fruits, and the taste was fantastic. I can honestly say I've never tasted melon like it.

This year I'm going to try cantaloupe - Hearts of gold, has anyone tried these?

And to think I was going to throw the plants away, as they looked half dead!
give everything a chance I say...
T

[Alison]

I've grown Minnesota Midget a couple of times and got a few small fruit off them but to be honest I've now realised that I'm not actually that fussed about melons and that I'd rather use the space for other things which are more use to me. I've usually sown about nowish and then grown on before planting out in the greenhouse and growing in probably about a 10" pot with plenty of food and water. Did try another variety years ago and got quite bigish fruits but they never ripened as the season seemed so short so I think you're better off with smaller ones.

[binley100]

After last years dismal failure am growing sweetheart and sugar baby ..........try,try , try again ....

[WelshGirl]

I am trying Minnesota Midget for the first time this year. I've ignored melons for a couple of years now after a few dismal failures, but thought that maybe trying small ones would be better. If I have space left in the greenhouse I will probably pop a couple of Sweethearts and Watermelon Sugar Baby in just to watch them fail as they have before!

[kiwirach]

Last year I grew cantaloupe melon - Edonis f1 in my pollytunnel. I managed to harvest 2 fruits, and the taste was fantastic. I can honestly say I've never tasted melon like it.

This year I'm going to try cantaloupe - Hearts of gold, has anyone tried these?

And to think I was going to throw the plants away, as they looked half dead!
give everything a chance I say...
T

i'm trying Hearts of Gold also this year. i've tried melons a couple of times but never got very far, but i have a ploytunnel this year, so fingers crossed!.

[VirginVegGrower]

I have been harvesting a couple like her's for some years now. Really makes my back ache though;-)

Sweetheart for me this year although I did get watermelons like those in the picture last year.

LV is soooo last season. I'm a Mulberry girl myself.

[selfraising]

I have grown melon sweetheart with success for the past two years in my 4 tier mini gh. Not doing them this year as need the space for extra toms!

[zazen999]

LV is soooo last season. I'm a Mulberry girl myself.

I don't even know what LV or Mulberry is - or the relevance of each - it's a complete mystery to me.

[Scarlet]

I'm trying for the first time - sweetheart for me, fingers crossed here!

[tamsin]

Do Melons prefer to go up or ramble along?

[smallblueplanet]

Dunno. I do ours up the corner of the greenhouse struts and along the shelf...

[SarahStrawberry]

I've just planted two Sweetheart seeds this afternoon, it tells me on the packet they are a greenhouse variety so I'll give it a go. I think I tried a different variety a few years ago but just ended up with nice greenery - will see what happens

[Victoria26]

I got three melons last year...cant remember what variety tho as i bought a plug from Q&B - I used two balck bags whick i slit a hole in and planted the plant through to warm the soil.... I just let it run through the greenhouse...

beginners luck i say! x Good luck with yours

[Glutton4...]

I don't even know what LV or Mulberry is - or the relevance of each - it's a complete mystery to me.

Louis Vuitton

Mulberry - Fashion

It's a way to get you to spend LOOOOOOOOOOOAADS of dosh!

Anyway, Chrismarks is blind; it's quite clearly the Yves Saint Laurent logo on that bag...

[Comfreyfan]

It's a way to get you to spend LOOOOOOOOOOOAADS of dosh!
Anyway, Chrismarks is blind; it's quite clearly the Yves Saint Laurent logo on that bag...

If I wanted to spend that sort of money. . . I'd get a new greenhouse

ps grew Sweetheart a few times and ended up with a couple of tennis ball sized melons each time - tasted sensational but took up too much room for that sort of harvest!