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    i am so pleased just picked my first sugar baby watermelon and it tastes so good. i never thought i could grow anything like this. going to try even more nexy year
    xxxmillyxxx
    The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.

    - Alfred Austin


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    'Well done' she said grudgingly, shuffling her feet and looking at the ground as she thinks of her melons that all died.

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    • #3
      thank you amandaandherveg beginners luck for me i think, but i bet you can grow lettuce - this most exotic salad has eluded me every time i've tried, tiny little shrivelled leaves that even the slugs won't touch!!!
      xxxmillyxxx
      The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.

      - Alfred Austin

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      • #4
        Congrats milly! Did you take its picture? Do the small watermelons have as many seeds in them as the big ones?
        To see a world in a grain of sand
        And a heaven in a wild flower

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        • #5
          hi
          in all the excitement i forgot to take a pic but i have 4 more almost ready so i'll take some then. they don't seem to have very many seeds in but i have saved some for next year.
          xxxmillyxxx
          The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.

          - Alfred Austin

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          • #6
            Ah, the bit I hate about watermelons is all the seeds in the fruit! How did you grow yours then? Look forward to seeing your pictures btw.
            To see a world in a grain of sand
            And a heaven in a wild flower

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            • #7
              i sowed them 2 to a pot and got rid of the weakest one. i just put them in a large tub (i only had 2 plants) and grew them up string and cane in the greenhouse. when it came to pollinating the flowers i must have put at least 8 male flower onto each female one! it seemed to have worked as i have another 4 almost readyto eat and 2 more the size of golf balls. i did lose some tiny melons which just dropped off the plant. i fed them with tomorite and spoke to them twice a day! i also sang a bit of mcfly which they seemed to like!!!!!!!!!!!
              The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.

              - Alfred Austin

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              • #8
                A big congratulations Milly. You must be very pleased. I tried melons for the first time this year. I got great plants but they didn't set any fruit. Haven't decided whether to try again next year . I was inclined to blame the climate but if you can succeed in Wigan I should have a chance too. Might give it another go. Enjoy those melons.

                From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

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