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Container size for Honeydew melons
A neighbor gave me a bunch of honeydew melon seeds and despite
everything I do to fail at starting seeds, it looks like I'm going to end up with 3 healthy seedlings by our frost free date. My problem is that I'm not sure I want to dedicate three large (greater than 20 gal) containers for these melons. Can these melons be grown in 5 gallon bucket sized containers successfully? |
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Container size for Honeydew melons
"Mark Anderson" wrote in message .net... A neighbor gave me a bunch of honeydew melon seeds and despite everything I do to fail at starting seeds, it looks like I'm going to end up with 3 healthy seedlings by our frost free date. My problem is that I'm not sure I want to dedicate three large (greater than 20 gal) containers for these melons. Can these melons be grown in 5 gallon bucket sized containers successfully? Not really. The melons grow high up on the vine. The support system will topple the pots, unless you let the vines trail onto the ground. And, unless you're home all day to water, or find an automatic watering system, the pots will dry out too quickly. Can't you grow them in the ground? |
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Container size for Honeydew melons
Here are some container gardening tips for you:
Try using the largest container you have. A saucer under the pot helps stop drips and saves water. Peat moss will help retain moisture. So will Soil Polymers. They can absorb up to 10 times their weight in water. And don't forget to mulch. You'll have to tie the vines up on stakes, or a trellis of some sort. When the melons start getting big, you can slip them into the foot of a pair of panyhose. Tie the stocking to the trellis. It will expand with the melon and keeps pests away too. For other plants to try up there, look for bush varieties. They have bush versions of tomatoes, watermelons and cantelopes. Peppers are bushy anyway and would be happy in a 10 gallon container - use lots of mulch. Good luck, Laura |
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Container size for Honeydew melons
"Pennyaline" wrote in message
... I'm concerned that you are doing this with seeds given you by a neighbor. Are these seed company seeds guaranteed true, or are they from you neighbor's last year's crop that was unfortunately planted near the cucumbers and squashes? I'm leery of planting harvested seeds simply because of cross-pollination that may bring forth some very wonky results indeed. Good point. Melons & squash are seriously promiscuous. You never know what you'll end up with. |
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