tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post2820084663452972538..comments2023-10-23T12:39:50.538-07:00Comments on Maybelline's Garden: Hidden MelonsMAYBELLINEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459481721591224275noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post-39866302415183066342009-06-10T18:33:19.958-07:002009-06-10T18:33:19.958-07:00We have a lot of spotty moisture in the Midwest, s...We have a lot of spotty moisture in the Midwest, so melons are hit and miss. <br /><br />BTW, your pooch is adorable.Red Icculushttp://red-icculus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post-81585202361823617352009-06-10T08:54:34.262-07:002009-06-10T08:54:34.262-07:00Maureen: I believe I planted them in early April....Maureen: I believe I planted them in early April. It will truly be amazing if I ever keep a garden journal.MAYBELLINEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459481721591224275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post-36283835881864012172009-06-10T08:20:29.575-07:002009-06-10T08:20:29.575-07:00Wow! Your melons are WAY ahead of mine.....when d...Wow! Your melons are WAY ahead of mine.....when did you plant?Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13716619994168402985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post-13724870380489991022009-06-09T00:56:23.032-07:002009-06-09T00:56:23.032-07:00What a thrilling surprise! (I know I'd be!) ...What a thrilling surprise! (I know I'd be!) My watermelon seedlings have gone absolutely nowhere as the weather has been so flaky lately. <i>Not enough heat!</i> they cry. <i>I don't care if you give us food and water, give us heat!</i><br /><br />It doesn't help either that my doxie has taken to the watermelon patch as his personal digging grounds.Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335673619430109527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post-47550443110383450192009-06-08T02:43:35.051-07:002009-06-08T02:43:35.051-07:00Your watermelons look wonderful. Mine were very sl...Your watermelons look wonderful. Mine were very slow to germinate this year and are only now starting to grow. Very nice blog, I'll put it on my reader.gintoinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909773860893386823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post-45488371111750015652009-06-07T19:49:23.552-07:002009-06-07T19:49:23.552-07:00You know I have offered ours snails, placing sever...You know I have offered ours snails, placing several on the fence one day, but alas had no takers. They do eat seed from a dish on the picnic table. I am hoping we will be friends with a mutual understanding one day!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18302315913537345598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post-11162987669731712352009-06-07T19:39:01.371-07:002009-06-07T19:39:01.371-07:00Christine: I've become friends with the scrub...Christine: I've become friends with the scrub jays. I leave them caterpillars and grubs on my garden wall to serve as their buffet.MAYBELLINEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459481721591224275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post-19278549490993211922009-06-07T19:17:43.424-07:002009-06-07T19:17:43.424-07:00I am envious! I tried to grow two types of waterme...I am envious! I tried to grow two types of watermelon from seed this year but each time a seedling emerged I found it had been plucked, probably by the scrub jays that live in my yard. The first-time the seedling was left, sadly uprooted on the planting hill. The second disappeared entirely. After considering replanting I realized that section of the garden probably didn't get enough sun for melons anyway. I got two watermelons last year but they didn't get much bigger than yours are now. So I agree with Lisa, your neck of the woods is probably a little better suited to growing watermelons as they typically have a long cultivation period. I did get several cantaloupe last year but did not plant any this year due to lack of garden real estate.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18302315913537345598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073185635856849089.post-49684898264232759152009-06-07T16:53:00.776-07:002009-06-07T16:53:00.776-07:00Wow! Those are some big melons. (Funny, people say...Wow! Those are some big melons. (Funny, people say that to Salma Hayek all the time.) What a difference between Northern and Southern California. I don't even have fruit on my watermelons.Lisa Paulhttp://leftcoastcowboy.comnoreply@blogger.com