Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[R2elk]

I bet it was…nothing like the picked-too-early melons offered in grocery stores for too much $$. Support local farmers’ markets if you don’t/can’t grow your own!

Much better than store bought.

 

[fuzzi]

It smells so good.
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Nice!

This is my second year growing cantaloupes, love them. And my flock loves the pulpy middle and seeds.

 

[R2elk]

Nice!

This is my second year growing cantaloupes, love them. And my flock loves the pulpy middle and seeds.View attachment 3624907

They love the whole thing if you make a mistake and leave it where they can get at it. They'll eat everything but the rind and sometimes, that too..

 

[R2elk]

 

[R2elk]

 

[Molpet]

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Yummy

 

[R2elk]

Yummy

Indeed.

 

[cavemanrich]

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I never grew pumpkins, watermelons, or cantaloupes,, (or squash) so here is my question. When you plant one seed,,, (and resulting in a plant) and it produces a long vine,, do you get one fruit, or multiple on that vine???

 

[R2elk]

I never grew pumpkins, watermelons, or cantaloupes,, (or squash) so here is my question. When you plant one seed,,, (and resulting in a plant) and it produces a long vine,, do you get one fruit, or multiple on that vine???

It's best to plant multiple seeds in a "hill". You typically get multiple fruit per vine. Each vine will have both male and female blossoms. The male blossoms will never turn into fruit but without the pollen from them, neither will the female blossoms.

 

[R2elk]

It's best to plant multiple seeds in a "hill". You typically get multiple fruit per vine. Each vine will have both male and female blossoms. The male blossoms will never turn into fruit but without the pollen from them, neither will the female blossoms.

There are some exceptions. At least one variety of cucumbers has male and female plants instead of having both sexes on the same plant.