tiny melons

flatcap · « **on:** October 17, 2007, 07:55 »

we grew galia melons for the 1st time,they are the size of a tennis
ball.when we cut 1 open they smelt like a cucumber put tasted of watermelon.

any ideas what went wrong ,they were in the back of greenhouse apple cucumbers were at the front could this have anything to do with it

milkman · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2007, 09:21 »

think it may just have been the type of summer we had - not enough warmth and sunshine this year.

or

it may not have been completely ripe. did you wait till the melon had dropped off the plant to harvest it? this is usually the way to tell, also if you sniff them, when they're ripe you get an unmistakable waft of melon which then starts filling the greenhouse.

better luck next year - i didn't get any melons this year :oops:

gobs · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2007, 09:48 »

I completely agree with milkman, they will grow and ripen better next year, also could just leave them in the greenhouse, maybe.

muntjac · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2007, 10:54 »

tiny melons now WG ,what with WP .s whatever next :roll:

WG. · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2007, 10:57 »

Quote from: "muntjac"

tiny melons now WG ,what with WP .s whatever next

I'm sure I don't know what you mean Munty !

flatcap · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2007, 19:55 »

thanks milkman and gobs ,

we had to remove the melons as the plant was just about dead ,so they were still green .

we pollinated by hand after reading a post on it ,so quite poss we done this to late

ah well better luck next year

muntjac · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2007, 20:02 »

well why did ya send me this mate ,, ur getting confused with the shorted days ?

From: WG.
To: muntjac
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:27 am
Subject: wrong Forum ?
"wet pussies" and "tiny melons" on the same screen this morning!

I thought I was in the wrong Forum !!!

:roll:

muntjac · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2007, 20:03 »

AAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNTYYYYYYYYYY?

WG been norty :roll:

WG. · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2007, 20:23 »

Don't ya just hate a klipe!

muntjac · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2007, 20:36 »

lmao

gobs · « **Reply #10 on:** October 17, 2007, 20:57 »

Quote from: "muntjac"

well why did ya send me this mate ,, ur getting confused with the shorted days ?

From: WG.
To: muntjac
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:27 am
Subject: wrong Forum ?
"wet pussies" and "tiny melons" on the same screen this morning!

I thought I was in the wrong Forum !!!

:roll:

Just carry on, please.

Bindweed grows from tiny tiny root left in the gound Started by gavinjconway on Grow Your Own	17 Replies 5004 Views	May 30, 2012, 20:50 by sunshineband
melons! Started by new_2_veg on Grow Your Own	3 Replies 1347 Views	July 17, 2007, 10:02 by new_2_veg
Melons Started by cAnAry53 on Grow Your Own	8 Replies 2813 Views	April 17, 2009, 19:25 by Beetroot queen
Melons Started by bayleaf on Grow Your Own	2 Replies 948 Views	January 04, 2022, 18:37 by Yorkie