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I have a melon plant that I had sown back in March.
I grew the plant in pots up until there was a sign of a flower bud and then planted it in one of my big planters (previously prepared with farmyard manure, rock dust, chicken pellets and some multi purpose compost) along side a couple of chilli plants.
The planter itself is in a sun trap so from around 8:00 in the morning until sundown, it gets a lot of sun.
The plant itself is doing pretty well and has some nice growth on it.
The problem is, non of that has translated to any sign of it producing melons.
And I'm beginning to think whether it's now too late for any melons it may produce, not being able to ripen for picking at the end of the season.
Are these plants late producers?
This is the Honey Dew type melon.
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I grew the plant in pots up until there was a sign of a flower bud and then planted it in one of my big planters (previously prepared with farmyard manure, rock dust, chicken pellets and some multi purpose compost) along side a couple of chilli plants.
The planter itself is in a sun trap so from around 8:00 in the morning until sundown, it gets a lot of sun.
The plant itself is doing pretty well and has some nice growth on it.
The problem is, non of that has translated to any sign of it producing melons.
And I'm beginning to think whether it's now too late for any melons it may produce, not being able to ripen for picking at the end of the season.
Are these plants late producers?
This is the Honey Dew type melon.
Sent from my iPad using Grow Your Own Forum
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) but we are just starting to be able to smell the melons up close so it shouldn't be long now. last year was the only year where we got no melons as the summer didn't start til june and ended at the end of august, just too short and the sudden cold weather killed them on the plant but this is beginning to be a lovely sunny year...so far.. and the peaches are now looking large lovely and ready.......
and there's more growing . Also got watermelons ...Sounds all a bit blase but this is the first year I've ever got them past five leaves 
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next time I'll try and get it in focus 
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