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Re: Basil and baby watermelons

Hi,

Just wanted to say a big thank you to all the people who answered my
basil/melon questions on and off list.  Very helpful.

I'm planning on starting with a standard Sweet Basil, which can get pretty
big, so I think I will go with the 1/sqft spacing -- it'll be worth the
space, I think!  

Since the watermelons are going to take up such a big space, I was thinking
 I'd go with just one plant this year.   My co-gardener is very pro-melon
and thinks that this will be a pathetic amount of melons.  Personally, I
want to start everything small anyway to avoid getting overwhelmed, but
just to appease her -- We're growing 16 snap pea plants (in 2 sqft) on a
trellis, and  I was considering doing a second melon plant in the pea
squares once they are harvested.   I know that melons like a really long
growing season, but Yellow Doll are pretty early (approx. 75 days according
to the Fedco catalog), and I couldn't put them in the garden till the soil
had warmed up anyway....  Any thoughts on this scheme?   

Thanks!
Drea

Zone 4
North-central Vermont
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