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Well yet another failure this year to add to the list. All my seemingly healthy cucamelons growing outside, in a pot and in the greenhouse border have NO flowers. They are supposed to be so easy to grow so why have they not flowered or do they flower later in the season ?
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Everything is late this year. My kiwano has no flowers yet. Hopefully we'll have a bit of heat this week.http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia -
The weather has been rubbish, no other reason.
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melons dying off in the greenhouse, todays top temp is 11deg, is this the heatwave they are shouting about?Last edited by BUFFS; 14-08-2016, 04:49 PM.Comment
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My cukamelons have loads of growth but not many flowers either.I still haven't given up on them jyet though.
My watermelons aren't much bigger than when i planted them in the greenhouse bed!
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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mine are the same a few flowers but no cucamelons enlarging, mind there loving latching onto nearby tomatoesComment
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I've given up on all but one of my cucamelon plants this year - I think I need to sow them much earlier next yearComment
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the flowers are very tiny yellow,insignificant looking,before you know it it flowers and the little grape like fruits seem to appear from nowhere,this year is so bad for most things,Originally posted by Marb67 View PostsigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these
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I've had one cucamelon so far! The flowers are so tiny I can barely see them. The first cucamelon was lovely!
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the sun has come out, this morning the melon plant leaves were hanging down, looking really drab, after a mornings sun and warmth they look decidedly perkier, I made the mistake of telling OH and now she wants me to sit out there...
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Is it really braggy to say mine has flowered, & Ive harvested about 20 cucamelons so far? The flowers are really tiny, & the fruits tend to hide a bit.Comment
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I shall have to eat humble pie as the weather today has been fantastic, not a cloud in the sky, now there's a first....can we have some more please..Originally posted by BUFFS View Postthe sun has come out, this morning the melon plant leaves were hanging down, looking really drab, after a mornings sun and warmth they look decidedly perkier, I made the mistake of telling OH and now she wants me to sit out there...Comment
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another scorcher, if this keeps up we will be happy, and the weather peeps got it right, alas for some, its the day the local kids go back to school, I bet they were really peeved about that, we got another big bowl of blueberries which went well with OH's blackcurrant ice cream mmmmm....Comment
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No Cucamelons
Well I have a few cucamelon plants that have been growing healthy enough, although they took a long time to get going. I have seen plenty of flowers and even some slight swelling of pods but that is about as far as it gets. Out of about 6 plants, some in soil, some in greenhouse I have had about 5 fully developed melons. Rubbish
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Marb, I've merged this with your previous thread for continuity.
I had 2 cucamelon plants in a GH and picked about 4. To be honest, they're so small and tiddly I'm not going to grow them again. I'd rather grow a proper cucumber.Comment
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