posted 14 years ago
I have had similar problems this year. I attribute it to pollination. on one vine, I had 3 melons come in about the same time. over a couple of weeks, 2 of them at different stages turned black and shriveled, the other one is almost the size of a basketball. I assume that its not a water/nutrient issue if one wasnt affected, unless the plant somehow knows to abort some fruits and concentrate on one.