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Re: Melons

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I tried canteloupes last year, two plants up a trellis and two sprawling
around the ground. The ones on the trellis never gained any size at all and
I never did harvest a single one from those two plants. The plants on the
ground grew 'normal' size canteloupes. I was able to harvest 3 of them.
There were more but the slugs destroyed them just about the time they were
ready to harvest. I didn't knw what was 'getting' them until I went out
early one morning and saw several 'monster' size slugs crawling all over
them. That must be why I had a garter snake living in my garden torwards the
end of the summer. :-)

Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: <PuPuTeDu@aol.com>
To: <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 17:49
Subject: Melons


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>In a message dated 2/15/99 8:23:56 AM Central Standard Time,
>jmaier@mindspring.com writes:
>
><< Anybody tried the "sling" method? I tried growing melons once
> but the results were pretty sad :( >>
>
>Never tried but sounds like it would work!!    I'll be growing cantelopes
up a
>trellis this year in my garden.   Might have to try the sling with them.
>I've gotten some of the Sugar Baby Watermelon seeds that I plan on trying
to
>grow this year.   We've usually had plenty of luck with watermelons before
in
>a regular garden.   I'm hoping to have more success with watermelons in a
sq
>ft garden.
>
>the Sugar Baby watermelons are not supposed to take up lots of room so I
plan
>on planting a hill of them right in the middle of the garden.  Then I'll
use
>the black plastic mulch to help keep the moisture in the soil.    I'll
>probably use some straw on top of the plastic to keep the sun from getting
too
>hot.
>
>Now, my problem is that giant pumpkin that my dear son wants to grow.  he's
>already bought the seed.
>
>Judy
>
>
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