tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post4487957245448044998..comments2023-12-28T09:18:23.932-05:00Comments on The Gardener of Eden: Squash & CantaloupeRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-30506755731414146352010-08-14T02:00:09.231-04:002010-08-14T02:00:09.231-04:00My cantaloupes are still green, yours look great!My cantaloupes are still green, yours look great!Angelahttp://growcookmake.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-88040642527113774592010-08-12T13:35:01.389-04:002010-08-12T13:35:01.389-04:00My vines are dying too. Hopefully it wouldn't...My vines are dying too. Hopefully it wouldn't impact the fruit!Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-57228849377384970412010-08-12T06:58:21.446-04:002010-08-12T06:58:21.446-04:00thyme2, I wish they would too! Oh well, next year ...thyme2, I wish they would too! Oh well, next year I will make sure I put a collar around them. <br /><br />meemsnyc, This is my first year planting the muskmelons. The seeds are an old heirloom variety. They should taste like cantaloupe or honey dew.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-55336415925853403952010-08-12T00:53:54.307-04:002010-08-12T00:53:54.307-04:00I've never had a muskmelon before. What does ...I've never had a muskmelon before. What does it taste like?meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-4380862983693342282010-08-11T20:39:28.551-04:002010-08-11T20:39:28.551-04:00Oh I wish those pesky SVB would just leave your vi...Oh I wish those pesky SVB would just leave your vines alone! I got pretty attached to my zucchini plants, because I only had three in my garden, and it kinda hurt my feelings to have to pull two of them due to powdery mildew death. The last one is pretty much done, too, but I think it's having one last go at growing one more zucchini - it would double my zucchini harvest for the year! (I know, only ONE so far)thyme2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512569281844698265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-18338807804611763382010-08-11T13:42:20.183-04:002010-08-11T13:42:20.183-04:00johanna, I think that we will be able to salvage t...johanna, I think that we will be able to salvage the 8 melons that are on the vine. I picked the one this morning and it will be ready to eat tomorrow. "The Italian" tried to eat it for lunch! Yes, I think the lack of rain is a contributing factor. Hopefully, we will get rain tomorrow!!<br /><br />GM, I always trellis my cucumbers, due to lack of space. They are doing pretty well.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-28599853259194484812010-08-11T13:27:02.965-04:002010-08-11T13:27:02.965-04:00My melon vines are looking the same right now. It ...My melon vines are looking the same right now. It happens to me every year but they usually hang on until the melons are ripe. Usually my cucumbers have powdery mildew as well, but this year I am growing them trellised in a SFG and it doesn't seem as bad.<br /><br />So sorry about the SVB. That is so disappointing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-53878462460670751412010-08-11T13:00:58.915-04:002010-08-11T13:00:58.915-04:00Most of my vines look similar, dying and yellowing...Most of my vines look similar, dying and yellowing leaves. I really do think it is the heat. i have not been watering as often as I should. Never planted melons but there is always next year. Enjoy the sweet smelling one.johannahttp://tendhergarden.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-78992941071230201182010-08-11T11:34:19.583-04:002010-08-11T11:34:19.583-04:00Abigail, Just plant them. My mother (the real farm...Abigail, Just plant them. My mother (the real farm girl) always said that they were too difficult to grow. I just plant them....sometimes they are good and sometimes they are not.<br /><br />MojVrt, I pick them when they start to smell like they are ripe. I'm always afraid to leave them out there too long.<br /><br />The Mom, I guess that I have learned my lesson this year. Next year I will put collars around them.<br /><br />Meredehuit, It looks like we will be enjoying some melons.<br /><br />EG, I just picked the one cantaloupe...it smells so good<br /><br />Shawn Ann, It's amazing how these things bring out the beast in us gentle gardeners :)Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-89914109705252303602010-08-11T10:39:52.612-04:002010-08-11T10:39:52.612-04:00Uhg I know the feeling! My plants are all but dead...Uhg I know the feeling! My plants are all but dead out there, but there are still a few pumpkins so I haven't ripped them up yet cause I am hoping they will ripen despite the svb's and the squash bugs. But they are going fast! It is tempting to light the whole area on fire!Shawn Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242486533549946479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-10091850345852128412010-08-11T09:15:46.089-04:002010-08-11T09:15:46.089-04:00Those are gonna be some nice melons! It's sad ...Those are gonna be some nice melons! It's sad when powdery mildew and the bugs take over.....Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-5493649462661442952010-08-11T09:00:24.425-04:002010-08-11T09:00:24.425-04:00SVB's and powdery mildew...oh no! So sorry for...SVB's and powdery mildew...oh no! So sorry for your troubles. Here's wishing you get to enjoy some harvest.Carolyn ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/05722229442110193733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-1189273357185283602010-08-11T08:57:18.588-04:002010-08-11T08:57:18.588-04:00I'm so sorry! SVBs get my zucchini every year...I'm so sorry! SVBs get my zucchini every year, but this year they have gotten everything. Next year I'll be putting remay over everything until they start to blossom.The Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070310346205563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-4937513104571016992010-08-11T08:34:47.071-04:002010-08-11T08:34:47.071-04:00That cantaloupe looks wonderful! How do you know w...That cantaloupe looks wonderful! How do you know when is harvesting time?<br />It's too bad you had all this pests problems; well at least you got one squash, better than none.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-77518251748639190902010-08-11T08:10:24.951-04:002010-08-11T08:10:24.951-04:00I've been meaning to try growing melons, but a...I've been meaning to try growing melons, but always chicken out. yours are gorgeous!!abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967437497263900031noreply@blogger.com