Thank you for making this video most I watched only talked about color and I planted several types of miniature melons that come in different colors so I didn't know color alone. Your video was very informative.
Those canary melons are really beautiful, love the color. I have already harvested most of my watermelons but there are a few still ripening up. Watermelons that I grew this year are Klondike Blue Ribbon, Orangeglo, Moon and Stars, Moon and Stars Yellow, Ali Baba, and White Sugar Lump. Cantaloupes that I grew this year are Golden Jenny Lind, Honey Rock, and Old Time Tennessee.
It isn't as impressive as it sounds, lol. I only plant one of each variety, so 6 watermelon plants and 3 cantaloupe plants. I would have to pick Klondike Blue Ribbon as my favorite watermelon. It is crunchy, super sweet, and productive. My favorite cantaloupe this year was Golden Jenny Lind.
How exciting Kim, those are so pretty! Thank you for the tips....Sadly our sugar melons stopped growing and it's gotten cool already. I hope we still get little melon harvest!
Thrilled for your success with the watermelon trellis! It is so satisfying to taste the goodness of the harvest after all the hard work you put into it. This canary melon looks like a keeper. It is one I would like to try next year.
+kats mama Thanks so much for your encouragement ! You hit the nail on the head - it was very satisfying to taste it after working so hard to grow it. Definitely a keeper in my book - I think you'll enjoy it!
I've really been enjoying your videos Kim! I've been running my melons and squash up a cattle panel trellis for years and youve definitely got me wanting to try these canarys.
Also I've found it best to use cattle panels for tomato cages. I can get 3 cages from each one. The holes are plenty large enough to reach through to prune and harvest. When you tie each one to a single Tpost, I've never had one collapse of fall over on me. And in the SW Kansas wind that is definitely worth the investment!
+Brad Smalley Hi Brad - glad you are enjoying the videos - thanks for watching! I'm in love with these cattle panels too! Sounds like you've got quite a bit of experience with them and I think you'll love the canary's as much as I do!
+Brad Smalley good to know, Brad! I'm sure it gets pretty windy in Kansas! We get some killer winds here in the fall and winter months too, so I am interested to see how they will perform in our windy conditions too. Thx for the info!
Thanks so much. I bought cantaloupe plants at the farmer's market, but they turned out to be canary melons. Mine are almost ready to harvest. Now I know what to look for. I think one of them might be ready.
Those really are colorful! I need to go watch your watermelon video. The first two watermelons I picked were not ripe. Now, they're finally getting ripe (the 3rd one I picked was ripe), but I obviously need a better system. Second year growing watermelons. I'm still learning about them.
+Tim Sheets Hi Tim, I am always learning and trying new things ! Determining the ripeness of melons is always tricky - for regular watermelons I have found the dry tendril closest to the melon to be the key factor. Good luck with your harvest!
Those are so beautiful! I'm getting ahead of myself, watching perfect and juicy melons, while my melon plants havent even flowered yet. LOL. Going to cry if mine don't look as juicy as those.
+Steve Roberti Yes, I am finding that none of them are full slip but yet are ripe. Fun to learn with every new crop I grow - thanks for the advice, Steve!
+mbot565 Thanks so much for watching and for your encouraging comment! It did cool down this week, but will be hot again over the weekend - just when the garden was growing again too! Oh well, I suppose we will get our share of the cool weather soon enough!
Kim ..you might want to check your soil Ph for watermelons; they like the soil to be just alittle more acidic. (You can easily do this with a handful of pine needles.) 🌸😎🌸
awww...you both are just to cute...and ...you guys make food look and sound soooooo good...lol...our watermelon plants died and our cantilope plants got eaten by our dog Zero....you guys are great..we love ya both
+jocelyn derrick Zero loves your garden - who needs dog food with the garden around, right? We love our garden food - so much fun just to go out to see what I can find for dinner, or lunch, or breakfast for that matter! Have a great weekend - love you too! Tell mom hi!
+Angela Angell Hi Angela - good to see you here! Hope you get a great melon harvest - are they watermelon? If so, look for the dry tendril closest to the vine. For me, that has always been a dependable sign. Good luck!
4:14 .....Oh, ok. Because the whole time I was thinking about my watermelons & how these tips didn't quite jive with how they ripened. Although I also like&respect chilled fruit, there is something compelling to me about fresh-picked sun-warmed fruit (that would normally be enjoyed chilled). I LOVE eating melons/tomatoes/cukes warm from the vine, just as much as I enjoy them chilled. And my body responds to reiterate that I'm getting the most nutrients that way. I always feel full&satisfied but much 'lighter' after enjoying them that way -- like after a salad or something. Great video. Imma have to check out the watermelon one (unless you were referring to the one you've already made, in which case I've seen it :P)
+ToughLoveTV yes, i meant to say that this method is for cantaloupe family at the beginning of the video but forgot! And I agree bout the sun warmed veggies! That is my fav way to eat tomatoes and cantaloupe, strawberries, raspberries and most things from the garden. The melon is good warm too, but I do love it chilled! So refreshing on a hot day! And in case you're do want to check it out, here's a link to the watermelon vid I was referring to: czcams.com/video/HWa3VWt7RVo/video.html. Good luck with your melons!
Do you remember how many melon plants you grew in this video? I am growing golden honey dew this year and I’m wondering how many I should grow so that I get a decent amount of harvest. The melons in your video are SO cute!! Wish I could taste them. =)
Beautiful melons that you grew, I hadn't grown any until last year thinking it would take too long, but after tasting them, they were delicious. This year I didn't have the time or room, but a bird dropped a watermelon seed and now it's up and I thing ready to pick although, being my first watermelon, I'm not sure. I'm so ready to taste it. The little curly vine by the last leaf is dried up and the vine is dying, so I think It's time, what do you think? Kim
+The Abled Gardener These small melons don't take quite as long to grow as the big watermelons. Not a good year for the big melons for me, but I'm very pleased to these bits of sunshine in my garden this year. So cool that you got a volunteer melon - I've found the volunteers to sometimes be the most productive! The curly tendril being dried up is a sure sign that they are ready to pick! Go for it! And watch this video for my fantastic melon harvest: czcams.com/video/HWa3VWt7RVo/video.html. The brown tendril was the key for me here! Thx so much for watching!
You mentioned vine slip. I've noticed on the cantaloupe at work that where the vine meets the melon it develops a crack similar to the top of a baked cake in the pan. Pulling up the black plastic the other day we found a watermelon that grew under it. It was about half yellow, half green in color due to the lack of light. Similar to how a watermelon turns yellow on the bottom where it rests on the ground.
+2 AM Yes, that vine slip is a great indication that the cantaloupe it ripe! Interesting about your watermelon - I have found the dry tendril closest to the watermelon to be the key factor for ripeness. Thx for watching!
+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY With cantalopes, full slip means the vine simply lets go of the fruit with a tiny bit of thumb pressure. In my experience with Canary melons, they never slip, even if you let them rot on the vine, they dont slip. I have found some sources on the internet that say canary melons slip when ripe, but I have never found that to be the case, others say they do not slip. I cannot explain the discrepancy, but I would not consider the melons on this video to be full slip based on my understanding of its meaning.
Yum yum yum! It is torture for any CG to be filming food I'd say. CG must have been eager for you to say goodbye so he can eat some more of those gorgeous, mouthwatering melons!
+Wendi Phan Hi Wendi - that's about right! We went inside and cut it all up and ate it! Since it was hot when we filmed, it was esp. refreshing! Thanks for stopping by!
Awesome video. I am so jealous. My square foot garden was a complete failure. I am in NE Texas and its just to hot and too humid for square foot. I had problems with pests and fungus and everything else. I am trying Mittleider now. Have a bed dedicated to it. I will shoot a video soon.
I'd be very interested to hear your experience with that! From what I understand about mitteleider its basically just an overabundance of fertilizer while taking the soil out of the question. I'm in SW Kansas where its plenty hot but also plenty dry. I've found it best to start raising soil instead of vegetables. Heavy mulch and organic material of all kinds to capture all moisture and keep the soil cool. The produce has been taking care of itself.
+mfhmonkey sorry your garden didn't work out! The heat does wreak havoc! Let me know how the new method works out. I have never tried it and I'd be interested to hear about it!
Kim is the Canary Melon a type of Honeydew Melon, because they look identical? I wish I could grow Melon But here in the UK we don't have climate and it is not worth planting as you can buy a large Honeydew for a £1 in the Supermarket. I think it is interesting that in your part of the world where I would struggle to grow some of your crops, you would find easy and vice versa.Any Road (True Yorkshire expression) I have been reading a book by James Wong Here in the UK called 'Grow for Flavour' and it does really change your mind about gardening, because most gardeners do not use a scientific approach and hence produce bland tasting produce. In the book it has the following Myths1) Home-grown always taste better.2) Heirloom varieties always taste better.3) Growing in a pot is easier4) Pests are all Bad.5) Fresh is best.6) Pretty much everything you have been told on how to plant trees.7) That defoliating tomatoes will help ripen fruit.
+Antonio Pachowko As far as I know, Canary is a type of cantaloupe. Your book certainly sounds interesting, sounds like a bit of a mythbuster! Thanks for sharing - I'll have to look that one up.
+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY they are not ripening or getting sweet even though they are way past the time they should be.They get plenty of sun and water and food.
+budrukus The melons didn't get completely ripe long after their ripening date and were not sweet. I amended the soil with 400lbs. of composted cow manure and watered them and fed on a regular schedule.. I am growing in middle Georgia.
hi kim commenting again. What is ur favorite melon variety? Not watermelon, melon! I like my melons sweet but not the kind if sweet where you scrunch up ur face if you know what I mean. Need help deciding.
+Puff Hi Puff - for melons I have only grown green machine and canary - so far I like the canary the best. Both are compact and trellis well. Check out Baker Creek Seed Co for tons of varieties. Reading the reviews may help you decide too!
+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY Sounds good!! How many canary plants can i fit in a 25 square foot trellis? I am assuming I can only put one- I have a super long growing season and want my plants to grow to there full potential. Also, how productive are these plants? I see you picked two canary melons off of one (two?) plants but I am not sure. Last, what cherry tomato varieties do you grow? I am addicted to them so I have to know!! How productive are ur cherry tom plants?
+Puff I always tent to over plant, and actually have now idea how many plants are in this space, the vines are so intertwined, its impossible to tell. How productive they are depends on so many factors. I've had problems with bugs, rodents and disease in my melon patch, and all garden wide this year and those factors have affected productivity In spite of these factors, these plants are fairly productive, although I wouldn't say they are loaded with fruit. As far as cherry toms, right now I have reisentraube and morning sun growing, both very productive, reisentraube more so. Are you planting melons and tomatoes right now, or planning for your spring garden?
+Aeden Scalpone Thanks - I actually grew a Dills Atlantic Giant last year - see my playlist Growing Giant Pumpkins : czcams.com/video/vQsgtmSd3Ss/video.html.
Hi CaliKim29, here again asking what Lowes in So Cal did you purchase the trellis? I am in So Cal and would like to purchase one for our garden. Hope you are able to let me know. Thanks again so much. Send me a email at gmailcooks001@gmail if needed.. I did look online but did not find anything, so I am not sure where to locate this trellis. Thanks so much for all you video's and help with this.
+Kathy Hall Hello, Kathy - we found it at the Lowes in Lancaster - but I would definitely call to make sure the have some. They are few and far between in So Cali! Let me know how your trellis turns out!
+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY I will if I am able to locate one there. My sister in law lives in Lancaster so I might have her see about it and will let you know if It works out. Thanks so much for getting back to me!
I've never grown a Canary Melon before!!! I want to try now! Thanks for the inspiration!
+Garden Answer Its so yummy and is like growing sunshine! Thx for stopping by!
Great tips. Thanks a bunch!!
Thank you for making this video most I watched only talked about color and I planted several types of miniature melons that come in different colors so I didn't know color alone. Your video was very informative.
Glad it was helpful! You are very welcome! Please be sure to subscribe and follow along! CaliKim
Those canary melons are really beautiful, love the color. I have already harvested most of my watermelons but there are a few still ripening up. Watermelons that I grew this year are Klondike Blue Ribbon, Orangeglo, Moon and Stars, Moon and Stars Yellow, Ali Baba, and White Sugar Lump. Cantaloupes that I grew this year are Golden Jenny Lind, Honey Rock, and Old Time Tennessee.
+Chrissy 01 You have a very impressive melon patch, Chrissy! What a variety! What was your favorite?
It isn't as impressive as it sounds, lol. I only plant one of each variety, so 6 watermelon plants and 3 cantaloupe plants. I would have to pick Klondike Blue Ribbon as my favorite watermelon. It is crunchy, super sweet, and productive. My favorite cantaloupe this year was Golden Jenny Lind.
I am growing Sweet Siberian this year. Its a variety that grows well in our Canadian climate.Nice presentation. I now have some good ideas.
How exciting Kim, those are so pretty! Thank you for the tips....Sadly our sugar melons stopped growing and it's gotten cool already. I hope we still get little melon harvest!
+Learn To Grow Thanks for sharing my excitement! Hope you get melon harvest, even if it is small - its still a harvest!
Thrilled for your success with the watermelon trellis! It is so satisfying to taste the goodness of the harvest after all the hard work you put into it. This canary melon looks like a keeper. It is one I would like to try next year.
+kats mama Thanks so much for your encouragement ! You hit the nail on the head - it was very satisfying to taste it after working so hard to grow it. Definitely a keeper in my book - I think you'll enjoy it!
I've really been enjoying your videos Kim! I've been running my melons and squash up a cattle panel trellis for years and youve definitely got me wanting to try these canarys.
Also I've found it best to use cattle panels for tomato cages. I can get 3 cages from each one. The holes are plenty large enough to reach through to prune and harvest. When you tie each one to a single Tpost, I've never had one collapse of fall over on me. And in the SW Kansas wind that is definitely worth the investment!
+Brad Smalley Hi Brad - glad you are enjoying the videos - thanks for watching! I'm in love with these cattle panels too! Sounds like you've got quite a bit of experience with them and I think you'll love the canary's as much as I do!
+Brad Smalley good to know, Brad! I'm sure it gets pretty windy in Kansas! We get some killer winds here in the fall and winter months too, so I am interested to see how they will perform in our windy conditions too. Thx for the info!
Thanks so much. I bought cantaloupe plants at the farmer's market, but they turned out to be canary melons. Mine are almost ready to harvest. Now I know what to look for. I think one of them might be ready.
Very nice. I will have to do this next year. So happy you shared this.
+jagsfanrick Amazing melons - the color is just outstanding ! Hope you can grow them next year - its like growing sunshine!
Those really are colorful! I need to go watch your watermelon video. The first two watermelons I picked were not ripe. Now, they're finally getting ripe (the 3rd one I picked was ripe), but I obviously need a better system. Second year growing watermelons. I'm still learning about them.
+Tim Sheets Hi Tim, I am always learning and trying new things ! Determining the ripeness of melons is always tricky - for regular watermelons I have found the dry tendril closest to the melon to be the key factor. Good luck with your harvest!
We harvested our first melon ever this past weekend. It was a little small, but tasted great. I'll be doing more next year for sure.
+shox rox ice Yay! That is so exciting! Now you'll be addicted to growing them like I am!
Wow, they look beautiful!
+Puff Thanks, Puff! I was very happy with the harvest, more on the vine coming soon too!
LOVE THE MELONS HARVEST AND THE TRELLIS
+JOE KOSLOWSKI thanks so much, Joe! Appreciate you watching!
yea! mellons the best of summer u guys make it all look sooo good.
+s Buzz thanks so much! And this one just LOOKS like summer, doesn't it?
You have video for everything. Thanks!
Awesome update thank you for sharing Kim will try next year to grow have a blessed day
+Linda Penney Thanks so much , Linda! I bet you are already looking forward to next summer! How is your fall garden coming along?
slow but sure Kim I try and do an update soon the birds and insects have enjoyed the grapes I was only manage to make one lot of juice never mind
Those are so beautiful! I'm getting ahead of myself, watching perfect and juicy melons, while my melon plants havent even flowered yet. LOL. Going to cry if mine don't look as juicy as those.
Love your videos
Thank you for your advice. We're thinking of harvesting our melon
I have never had a canary melon full slip, and I usually let them ripen more than the ones you picked, unless the weather is uncooperative.
+Steve Roberti Yes, I am finding that none of them are full slip but yet are ripe. Fun to learn with every new crop I grow - thanks for the advice, Steve!
that looks so good. Congrats for being able to harvest with the unforgiving heat weather. Great job both of you.
+mbot565 Thanks so much for watching and for your encouraging comment! It did cool down this week, but will be hot again over the weekend - just when the garden was growing again too! Oh well, I suppose we will get our share of the cool weather soon enough!
Kim ..you might want to check your soil Ph for watermelons; they like the soil to be just alittle more acidic. (You can easily do this with a handful of pine needles.) 🌸😎🌸
Cool! Congrats! And lol, queue the table cloth at the end. It's just like the butterfly! Perfect timing!!!
+gippywhite ha,ha, we've had a few of those lately! thanks for stopping by!
looks so good!
hi, I just started watching you videos and you've got me pumped to start my own composting, and trying to get worms for great fertilizer
awww...you both are just to cute...and ...you guys make food look and sound soooooo good...lol...our watermelon plants died and our cantilope plants got eaten by our dog Zero....you guys are great..we love ya both
+jocelyn derrick Zero loves your garden - who needs dog food with the garden around, right? We love our garden food - so much fun just to go out to see what I can find for dinner, or lunch, or breakfast for that matter! Have a great weekend - love you too! Tell mom hi!
mom says HI...we love eating our tomatoes...it is fun...hugs
Looks great and yummy..I have a couple of little melons in the garden but they are so small. Not sure when to pick them but I think I will do it soon.
+Angela Angell Hi Angela - good to see you here! Hope you get a great melon harvest - are they watermelon? If so, look for the dry tendril closest to the vine. For me, that has always been a dependable sign. Good luck!
Never mind, a blasted possum got them I'm thinking. They just suddenly disappeared and He keeps popping up on my porch looking for cat food, LOL
Thanks for the clear tips! I’ve been hunting for info.
Can you make a video on honeydew melons s also ..I have honeydew melons but I'm not sure as to when I should harvest 🤦🏽♀️
4:14 .....Oh, ok. Because the whole time I was thinking about my watermelons & how these tips didn't quite jive with how they ripened.
Although I also like&respect chilled fruit, there is something compelling to me about fresh-picked sun-warmed fruit (that would normally be enjoyed chilled). I LOVE eating melons/tomatoes/cukes warm from the vine, just as much as I enjoy them chilled. And my body responds to reiterate that I'm getting the most nutrients that way. I always feel full&satisfied but much 'lighter' after enjoying them that way -- like after a salad or something.
Great video. Imma have to check out the watermelon one (unless you were referring to the one you've already made, in which case I've seen it :P)
+ToughLoveTV yes, i meant to say that this method is for cantaloupe family at the beginning of the video but forgot! And I agree bout the sun warmed veggies! That is my fav way to eat tomatoes and cantaloupe, strawberries, raspberries and most things from the garden. The melon is good warm too, but I do love it chilled! So refreshing on a hot day!
And in case you're do want to check it out, here's a link to the watermelon vid I was referring to: czcams.com/video/HWa3VWt7RVo/video.html. Good luck with your melons!
So insightful. Great tips on all the videos! Thanks
KK, was wondering what other suggestions you might have to "hang" the melons with as they grow other than panty hose.
Love your Tips, keep it up.
Thank you for sharing! Yall made it look soooooo good! I'm growing honey dew. Thank you for info!
Thank you for harvesting tips. :)
Very helpful Kim, Thank-You
Do you remember how many melon plants you grew in this video? I am growing golden honey dew this year and I’m wondering how many I should grow so that I get a decent amount of harvest. The melons in your video are SO cute!! Wish I could taste them. =)
wow looks delicious
+Orange Lee Hello Orange - it was so delicious! Still finishing them up! Thx for watching!
Beautiful melons that you grew, I hadn't grown any until last year thinking it would take too long, but after tasting them, they were delicious. This year I didn't have the time or room, but a bird dropped a watermelon seed and now it's up and I thing ready to pick although, being my first watermelon, I'm not sure. I'm so ready to taste it. The little curly vine by the last leaf is dried up and the vine is dying, so I think It's time, what do you think? Kim
+The Abled Gardener These small melons don't take quite as long to grow as the big watermelons. Not a good year for the big melons for me, but I'm very pleased to these bits of sunshine in my garden this year. So cool that you got a volunteer melon - I've found the volunteers to sometimes be the most productive! The curly tendril being dried up is a sure sign that they are ready to pick! Go for it! And watch this video for my fantastic melon harvest: czcams.com/video/HWa3VWt7RVo/video.html. The brown tendril was the key for me here! Thx so much for watching!
I'll definitely watch it and I'll have to get my grandkids over for the official "tasting".
You mentioned vine slip. I've noticed on the cantaloupe at work that where the vine meets the melon it develops a crack similar to the top of a baked cake in the pan. Pulling up the black plastic the other day we found a watermelon that grew under it. It was about half yellow, half green in color due to the lack of light. Similar to how a watermelon turns yellow on the bottom where it rests on the ground.
+2 AM Yes, that vine slip is a great indication that the cantaloupe it ripe! Interesting about your watermelon - I have found the dry tendril closest to the watermelon to be the key factor for ripeness. Thx for watching!
+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY With cantalopes, full slip means the vine simply lets go of the fruit with a tiny bit of thumb pressure. In my experience with Canary melons, they never slip, even if you let them rot on the vine, they dont slip. I have found some sources on the internet that say canary melons slip when ripe, but I have never found that to be the case, others say they do not slip. I cannot explain the discrepancy, but I would not consider the melons on this video to be full slip based on my understanding of its meaning.
Wow those look so delicious!!
+Chris H. Hi Chris - they were super delicious and so sweet - thanks for watching!
Absolutely. I love your show! I am learning so much. Thanks for everything you guys do
Yummy! Way to go Kim!
+dezarae1984 Thanks, Dezarae - they were super yummy! Still finishing them up.
Lovely
+Pasdechevredreamer Thanks, I sure enjoyed them - glad you did too! appreciate you stopping by!
Those look good I have a question can I grow melons in a container
Like your video. Thks for sharing. Greeting fr. Saipan near Guam.
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Yum yum yum! It is torture for any CG to be filming food I'd say. CG must have been eager for you to say goodbye so he can eat some more of those gorgeous, mouthwatering melons!
+Wendi Phan Hi Wendi - that's about right! We went inside and cut it all up and ate it! Since it was hot when we filmed, it was esp. refreshing! Thanks for stopping by!
Hi. Thank you for sharing such an informative video. Can you tell me where I can get these melon seeds?
Pure organic and no chemicals😊
looks great!
+Kayla Hanawa-Chapa Thanks, Kayla! Appreciate you stopping by!
+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY You're welcome! An owl ate my melons this summer. But there is always next year!
Awesome video. I am so jealous. My square foot garden was a complete failure. I am in NE Texas and its just to hot and too humid for square foot. I had problems with pests and fungus and everything else.
I am trying Mittleider now. Have a bed dedicated to it. I will shoot a video soon.
I'd be very interested to hear your experience with that! From what I understand about mitteleider its basically just an overabundance of fertilizer while taking the soil out of the question. I'm in SW Kansas where its plenty hot but also plenty dry. I've found it best to start raising soil instead of vegetables. Heavy mulch and organic material of all kinds to capture all moisture and keep the soil cool. The produce has been taking care of itself.
+mfhmonkey sorry your garden didn't work out! The heat does wreak havoc! Let me know how the new method works out. I have never tried it and I'd be interested to hear about it!
They look so yummy 😋
More goals!
wow! Nice melons. Mine don't seem to get very sweet.
+budrukus Hmmm, not too sure why this is? Will have to do some research. Mine were super sweet and juicy. Thx so much for stopping by!
are watermelons still related? cause i heard they are both part of the gourd family which is prob the biggest family.
Kim is the Canary Melon a type of Honeydew Melon, because they look identical? I wish I could grow Melon But here in the UK we don't have climate and it is not worth planting as you can buy a large Honeydew for a £1 in the Supermarket. I think it is interesting that in your part of the world where I would struggle to grow some of your crops, you would find easy and vice versa.Any Road (True Yorkshire expression) I have been reading a book by James Wong Here in the UK called 'Grow for Flavour' and it does really change your mind about gardening, because most gardeners do not use a scientific approach and hence produce bland tasting produce. In the book it has the following Myths1) Home-grown always taste better.2) Heirloom varieties always taste better.3) Growing in a pot is easier4) Pests are all Bad.5) Fresh is best.6) Pretty much everything you have been told on how to plant trees.7) That defoliating tomatoes will help ripen fruit.
+Antonio Pachowko As far as I know, Canary is a type of cantaloupe. Your book certainly sounds interesting, sounds like a bit of a mythbuster! Thanks for sharing - I'll have to look that one up.
Please state your growing zone and month of your videos...thanks...
great vid
+Richaria Epps Thanks, Richard. Are you growing melon this year? Thanks for watching!
cali kim!! 😍
freakin me out with that bread knife lol...hope you survived
I'd like to find out what I am doing wrong with my melons. Thanks
+budrukus I'd be happy to help if I can - what is going on with them?
+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY
they are not ripening or getting sweet even though they are way past the time they should be.They get plenty of sun and water and food.
+budrukus The melons didn't get completely ripe long after their ripening date and were not sweet. I amended the soil with 400lbs. of composted cow manure and watered them and fed on a regular schedule.. I am growing in middle Georgia.
omg i love canary melons. there so sweet and juicy
Did u use the seeds ?
+bintlooda yes, I did save the seeds and am looking forward to using them next season! Are you growing melons?
hi kim commenting again. What is ur favorite melon variety? Not watermelon, melon! I like my melons sweet but not the kind if sweet where you scrunch up ur face if you know what I mean. Need help deciding.
Oo also i i mean small varieties that i can trellis
+Puff Hi Puff - for melons I have only grown green machine and canary - so far I like the canary the best. Both are compact and trellis well. Check out Baker Creek Seed Co for tons of varieties. Reading the reviews may help you decide too!
+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY Sounds good!! How many canary plants can i fit in a 25 square foot trellis? I am assuming I can only put one- I have a super long growing season and want my plants to grow to there full potential.
Also, how productive are these plants? I see you picked two canary melons off of one (two?) plants but I am not sure.
Last, what cherry tomato varieties do you grow? I am addicted to them so I have to know!! How productive are ur cherry tom plants?
+Puff I always tent to over plant, and actually have now idea how many plants are in this space, the vines are so intertwined, its impossible to tell. How productive they are depends on so many factors. I've had problems with bugs, rodents and disease in my melon patch, and all garden wide this year and those factors have affected productivity In spite of these factors, these plants are fairly productive, although I wouldn't say they are loaded with fruit. As far as cherry toms, right now I have reisentraube and morning sun growing, both very productive, reisentraube more so. Are you planting melons and tomatoes right now, or planning for your spring garden?
+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY Spring garden, though in my area winter tomatoes would thrive.
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+lynch Thank you so much - glad you enjoyed it!
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nice no McDonald's ad this time
CameraGuy - LOL!!!! Made my day! Thanks!
I'll send you dills atlantic giant pumpkin seeds in your po box so can you like...make a haul on CZcams
+Aeden Scalpone Thanks - I actually grew a Dills Atlantic Giant last year - see my playlist Growing Giant Pumpkins : czcams.com/video/vQsgtmSd3Ss/video.html.
Hi CaliKim29, here again asking what Lowes in So Cal did you purchase the trellis? I am in So Cal and would like to purchase one for our garden. Hope you are able to let me know. Thanks again so much. Send me a email at gmailcooks001@gmail if needed.. I did look online but did not find anything, so I am not sure where to locate this trellis. Thanks so much for all you video's and help with this.
+Kathy Hall Hello, Kathy - we found it at the Lowes in Lancaster - but I would definitely call to make sure the have some. They are few and far between in So Cali! Let me know how your trellis turns out!
+CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY
I will if I am able to locate one there. My sister in law lives in Lancaster so I might have her see about it and will let you know if It works out. Thanks so much for getting back to me!