Watermelons, Baby!

We now have 6 Sugar Baby watermelons on the vine. We planted 2 plants (transplants) in mid-April. We soon got a melon and it's ripening and should be ready to pick soon. With the wacky weather we had this spring, not much happened other than the one melon. Then, the heat showed up and the melons have really taken off. We had 3 melons pollinate in about 2 days and then 1 each day for the next couple of days. How exciting!

Here's melon baby #1. I'll post a pic of the 3 that are close together next.

Here are the 3 together that pollinated on the same day.

I have a question, though. These seemed to plump up and turn the dark green within a few days, much faster than #1 ever did. The other 2 that have pollinated seem to be taking their time getting nice and fat and turning dark. Should I be concerned about them?

Here's one of the other 2 that don't seem to be developing as quickly as the "3 peas in a pod" above.

Congratulations! It's a boy and a girl and...

They look really good, Steph. I wouldn't be too concerned. I think if too many are growing from the same main vine area the plant may abort some fruit to put energy into the strongest fruits. I planted my Sugar Babies from seed about 5 weeks ago and they are taking over the garden. From what I can tell amongst the tangle of vines I have at least 5 growing nicely and a couple not so good, kinda like your little guy...


Kelly

Those triplets look to be pretty far along to abort now.

Road Trip to Fort Worth for melon.....

LOL Jestr!! Believe you me, we've been waiting and watching for the first one to ripen!

You have a livestock and rodeo that I will go to someday... Its a dream of mine, and someday I will make it come true.... So I figure what better way to find it, then practice and take a road trip for melon...

Well, come on down!

Be there next January....

Okay, but I'm not guaranteeing you these watermelons will still be here. Come dressed for cold weather. We usually get ice during rodeo time.

I want some watermelon too!! LOL

Maybe next year I'll try to grow some.

Wow I just found some fuzzy babies on my plants and one that has turned green but it is about the size of a quater.
Wish it would hurry and grow a bit ...

Im thinking that my plants are really a long way from fruit... bummer.... Thats it I am moving to texas, everything is bigger in Texas...

I noticed my first cantaloupe (muskmelon) yesterday. It's so cute and fuzzy!!

Ohhhhh that is cool, humm my son is stationed in Lawton Ok and I was thinking about going there for the rodeo.. may have to take a trip to FW for a mellon tasting...

cantaloupe here too

Here's today's pic of the watermelons. I noticed that the smallest one down the vine a bit is shriveling up and dying. :( But I still have these 3 and one more on the other side of the bed.

And here's my baby cantaloupe (Israel Cantaloupe).