[adri123]

Hi

In a Polytunnel which is most likely to succeed?  I keep hearing of people failing to get good results from Aubergines...

TIA

Adri

[sunshineband]

Melons can do fabulously well in a pt

As I am hopeless at getting any sort of decent crop of aubergines (plus they sell all sorts at our local grocer's shop for a modest price) and ripening melons smell lush ---melons would have my vote any day 

If you look in the Real Seeds pages, they have many very suited to our climate too 

[adri123]

I'm thinking Melons too.  If anyone has a variety that's similar to the ones from Charante in France to recommend I'd go for those.

TIA

adri

[BabbyAnn]

I've been unsuccessful with aubergines (except a dwarf F1 outdoor variety a few years back) and last year, with very little care and attention given all previous years run of no fruit set and expecting none again, I dumped some in my new polytunnel .... and they produced an amazing crop    So never say never LOL

This year I'd like to try melon in the polytunnel too, so will watch with interest what others say

[syks grower]

Thompson and Morgan list one called Edonis which looks the same.

Its not cheap £2.99 for 4 seeds

[3759allen]

i had better success than i thought i would with melons in my PT last year. they were late going out due to the winter dragging on so i was impressed just to see any fruit at all.

this year i am going to try and start them in pots inside early (thinking the end of feb), this will prob be a pain when they get large. it will prob take a lot of a warm window sill and take 2 of us to walk them to the PT. but i'm hoping this will increase the growing time and produce more fruit. i will report my results at the end of the season.

[Madame Cholet]

May I ask can i grow minnasota migit in a low poly cloche please?

[grinling]

you could do both as I grow melons along the ground, putting the fruit on tiles.

[Madame Cholet]

some thing to keep them off the soil?

[3759allen]

dare i say it, i used carpet last year as a weed suppressant and to keep the fruit off the ground.

i know plenty will say carpet is a no no, but i had very good results from all the crops under carpet the family ate them and no side affects.

i will using carpet again, but this year putting a mulch under the carpet.

[3 allotments]

Hi i did ok with aubergines in polytunnel,look here this was the biggest one   http://chat.allotment-garden.org/gallery/40538-100913214159.jpeg  i had a few melons grown in glasshouse they was like tennis balls as i planted them to late and was a bit draughty in there