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  • From: Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Melons anyone?
  • Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 12:11:17 -0400

approximately where do you live? In eastern Massachusetts, the major difficulty growing melons is that the season is too short, but I know several people who've gotten a few melons before the frost did in the vines.

Ginda

On May 18, 2008, at 11:29 AM, Deb S wrote:

Once again I am going to attempt to grow melons this year. I plan to make individual raised beds (I have a lot of black plastic culvert sections lying around) for each melon hill. With this method, I can pretty much create the soil environment I want (mix in compost/sand/potting soil or whatever). I also will cover the top with black plastic and start the seeds in jiffy pots in the house.

I'm hoping MAYBE this will yield me a few melons! I have a watermelon variety (Moon and Stars) and a muskmelon variety (Collective Farm Woman).

Any tips on melon growing would be most welcome. Also, what are your favorite melon varieties?

deb





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