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hi everyone
i have just joined today and being a very new gardner could do with some help. My husband got me a greenhouse (my pride and joy) for my birthday and as well as the usual toms etc i thought i would try melons. well the plants are quite healthy and flowering well, my problem is that i only appear to have female flowers, they all have a tiny melon behind them. do i need to hand pollinate - if this is correct term- or should i just leave them?
many thanks for help
xxxxx

Hello and welcome - I hope you will enjoy your greenhouse as much as I do mine.

Sorry I don't know much about melons but hopefully someone who does might be along soon to help.

Best wishes

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Julie

Hi Milly and welcome to the vine.

My first year at melons but if the fruit is still quite small there's every chance that the male flowers will be along in time. I have just "interfered" with mine and, using a paintbrush, just brushed the inside of the male flower then the female with the pollen laden brush.

I should think that if you have them in a greenhouse you will certainly need to hand pollenate or put the plant outside on sunny days for the bees to do their thing.

Fingers crossed for both of us .

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