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| Thread ID: 88171 | 2008-03-17 21:19:00 | I have swelling melons | Morgenmuffel (187) | PC World Chat |
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| 650276 | 2008-03-17 21:19:00 | This is a gardening Question, i decided i would try fair means or foul to get people to look at my questions hence the wholly accurate title I have planted out Spaghetti Melons, and i have some fairly large melons on the vines, however the wines are still flowering and growing, should i be cutting these new flowers off, and trimming new growths so the plant concentrates on enhancing my melons, or should i just let it be, remember i am in Invers and we get the frosts earlier than most of you, also this is the first time I have grown melons down here |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 650277 | 2008-03-17 21:58:00 | Most definetly cut off the new flowers. In fact cut off the new shoots too. We've done the same to the grape vine and tomatoes. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 650278 | 2008-03-17 22:06:00 | Cool i'll do that this afternoon | Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 650279 | 2008-03-17 22:40:00 | Or, don't try to max out the fruit, take the melons early even, to encourage a larger crop yield. Another tip for a good growth spurt is to fondle and melons whilst ploughing the, erm, furrow. However, don't under any circumstances squeeze the melons too hard, if you do, you could incur severe reactionary bruising to your two fruit, if not your veg. Mines the grubby Mac on the left, tah. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 650280 | 2008-03-17 22:49:00 | Or, don't try to max out the fruit, take the melons early even, to encourage a larger crop yield. Another tip for a good growth spurt is to fondle and melons whilst ploughing the, erm, furrow. However, don't under any circumstances squeeze the melons too hard, if you do, you could incur severe reactionary bruising to your two fruit, if not your veg. Mines the grubby Mac on the left, tah. Hi Murray The problem with encouraging a larger yield is that the frosts are earlier here, i lost last years crop at the golf ball size stage, this year i got the earliest fruiting vines I could find, started them in pots, and i will actually get a small crop this year, when i lived up in the waikato pumpkin etc just grew out of the compost heap and needed zero maintenance and we always got large crops as to the second part of the answer of yours, very useful info i will remember that next time i am erm ploughing the furrow |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 650281 | 2008-03-17 22:59:00 | You could try a plastic cover over a frame or placing shade cloth at night for the frosts, but I take your point re the climate. Sounds like a glass house would be a useful next project. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 650282 | 2008-03-17 23:54:00 | Sounds like a glass house would be a useful next project. I'd like one of those too. But they're expensive. We just learn to grow our produce fast. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 650283 | 2008-03-18 00:01:00 | I have 2 medium sized greenhoses unfortunately the plants don't do well in them, although they do both have that 70s corrugated clear plastics that looks like its made out of fibre (if that makes any sense) Anyway once the frosts start it's normally too bloody cold and not much sunshine |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 650284 | 2008-03-18 01:02:00 | Translucent sheeting tends to become more opaque over time, perhaps they're due for replacement if they've got to the point of cutting out too much of the good light. Invest in an oil heater rigged to a thermostat to keep temps above frigid. Pctek, I'm sure a handy gal like you could knock up a wee greenhouse in no time at all and, I'm sure a forklift or careless backing manoeuvre has damaged the corners of some corrugated acrylic sheeting down at your local building supplier as we speak, so to speak. Happens all the time apparently. |
Murray P (44) | ||
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