I have never had great success with melons or pumpkins.
To be fair to myself I always plant pumpkins to late, and a few years ago I bought a Charleston gray watermelon plant. Put it in the ground, watered it and got several wonderful watermelon. I had good luck with honeydew, I can grow lots of cantaloupe, but they never taste that good.
So of course I'm determined to get it right. I removed my hugelkulture, built short raised beds to go over the hugelkulture part that's in the ground, and planted.
I always over plant, and it usually works for me. I usually plant a diverse group of veggies, fruit, herbs and flowers. But I guess I wasn't thinking because most of what I planted are in the same family. I knew the ground would be covered. But... I didn't work out how I would water, or harvest the zucchini that needs to be picked pretty much daily. I don't know how on earth I'm going keep track of all that's growing.
The good news is so far everything looks healthy, and there's lots of pumpkin. I didn't realize what aggressive plants they are. We will see if the pumpkins keep the melons from growing. It will be fun to watch and see what comes of this glorious mess.
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Watermelon determined to be on top
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” — Abraham Lincoln
Hi Jen,
Sounds like your melon success might be turning around :) Looks like a great problem to have
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