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Melons are growing, then dying
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Posted by rachelm123 NJ (My Page) on Wed, Aug 5, 09 at 10:00
| I am a new gardener who has had lots of success with green beans and peppers, but my melon plant is stumping me. I have a green fleshed pineapple melon that is growing very well. It has lots of flowers and the vine has spread out in all directions. A number of melons have started growing, one has even gotten about the size of a baseball. However, they all die on the vine, most of them are still very small when they die. I'm not sure if I'm over or underwatering, or if it's something else. It's been a very wet summer. If you have any advice please do pass it on! |
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RE: Melons are growing, then dying
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| Definitely don't water them. You've had more than enough precipitation this year. Too much water might be the problem. Another problem could be that it's been too cool for them. One other problem, which I've only seen from time to time, might be that you don't have sufficient pollination going on. Do you see bees working the flowers? George
Tahlequah, OK
(formerly of Colts Neck & Jackson) |
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