I'm at war with a fat snail who invaded my greenhouse and munched 2 melon seedlings grrrrrr
But for the remaining two ( protected by cracked eggshells and salt ) i think the above advice is fab ! - look forward to mine growing - they are in a growbag at mo and I think they are just pondering the growing milarkey.
oh and i read somewhere that a ladies bra is great for supporting the growing fruit - no pun intended but i want melons bigger than my cup size !!