One of the things I read about melons interested me greatly. They have aI have grown some very good melons on soil with quite a bit of clay in it (eggplants also).
reputation for preferring sandy soil. Turns out that they need it to make
strong cell walls for what is essentially a bag of sugar water. If you
don't already have sandy soil, I suggest you invest in a few bags of nice
sand to pour around your plant's stems and roots. Consider also that if we
are talking about a plant that obviously came from some sandy place, it's
also likely to need good drainage. I am thinking of eggplants, they want
sandy soil because they want BOTH plenty of moisture but NOT to have too
much water around their stems and roots.
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