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Re: Cantaloupe

In a message dated 97-04-22 21:06:09 EDT, you write:

<< I plan to grow cantaloupe in my SQFT garden this year.

Can I grow such a heavy fruit vertically? On tomato cages perhaps?>>

Yes, you can grow cantaloupe vertically.  We've been doing it for several
years, but we do use varieties that have smaller fruit, altho, I don't think
there would be a problem with the other varieties.

 <<I've heard they are too heavy but to keep the fruit fresh, support it
 on upside down flower pots. Of course, that does not help space wise. >>

We tie old pantyhose to the supports to form a sort of hammock for the melon.
It works pretty well for us.

Tom
~ If you teach a child to garden, he can eat for a lifetime.

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