European Heirloom Cantaloupe or Melon Charentais

[pinetar100]

cool how did you make out with the cantaloupe

[bobbyandtom]

@pinetar100 Strangely enough the Cantaloupe on the cucumber trellis was the only one sweet enough to be eaten after harvest. We have much better things to say about how our tomatoes, cucumbers, and blackberries turned out.

[KC1971J]

@bobbyandtom Could be too much water. As the melons approach their ripening date, try watering them just enough to keep them from wilting too much. This should help to make the melons sweeter. Some books even recommend covering the root zone with plastic sheeting to keep out excessive rainfall.

[bobbyandtom]

@KC1971J We probably did water them a bit too much but what really was the problem was sunlight. They were in a niche and didn't get much sunlight at all.