Planted several melons today. Direct sown into the new raised bed, and into some large pots.

Varieties were zombie cantaloupe, blacktail watermelon, golden midget watermelon

Plants

Cantaloupe Melon Cucumis melo cantalupensis

Cucamelon Melothria scabra

Watermelon "Blacktail" Citrullus lanatus

Watermelon "Golden midget" Citrullus lanatus

Cantaloupe Melon "Minnesota midget" Cucumis melo cantalupensis

Melons are slow to start, but I’ve been feeding them quite a bit. Rotting grass clippings, and fermented plant juice made from dandelion leaves.