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Post by scarfguy on Mar 16, 2024 18:53:20 GMT -5
SO... I don't think an aerovoir will help much with my giant melon vine.
This brings a whole new meaning to "topping off"
Now that it's grown up, it's taking one and a half gallons of water twice a day to "top off"
With all the transpiration from the leaves, it's like a giant humidifier!
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pfunnyjoy
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Post by pfunnyjoy on Mar 16, 2024 23:50:21 GMT -5
Holy moly! That's a lot of watering! And I woke up this AM, went down to turn the fan on in the basement, immediately filled a gallon jug, pH adjusted it and set to watering. Between 3 gardens, that jug was gone.
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Post by scarfguy on Apr 9, 2024 17:03:53 GMT -5
CLOSING THE BOOK ON THIS MELON CROP...
Today I cut off the first and largest melon. It wasn't a 15 lb melon as promised but it was a whopping 7 pounds!
I had hoped that giving a larger plant more root space by using a DWC bucket would produce a few more melons but that was not the case. This plant only produced 2 melons no matter how many flowers I pollinated. All of these 10 foot vines were required to produce just 2 (albeit large) melons. The second one is still green but should ripen in a week or two.
I agonized as to whether this melon was ripe. Unlike a cantaloupe, the musk melon does not fall off of the vine when ripe. You have to guess. I waited til it started to turn yellow but it still had quite a bit of green.
As it turned out, I let it go a little bit too long! It's rather mushy and juicy but it still has a great taste with no hint of being on the "overripe" side.
NEXT ROUND... I'm gonna go back to the small patio melons like the Minnesota Midget that I started with. I'm gonna use the DWC bucket and see if I can get a plant that is more productive. I would like to get 4 or 5 melons on a single plant.
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Post by LoveSalads on Apr 9, 2024 17:16:57 GMT -5
That's a monster melon for an indoor grow @scarfguy. Looks wonderful and glad it tasted as good as it looked. Really creative way to grow indoor melons.
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Post by lynnee on Apr 9, 2024 19:30:35 GMT -5
Sounds like a plan for the Midgets, scarfguy!
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