Comments on: Growing Canteloupe Melons http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons Food - Photography & More Fri, 18 May 2012 02:38:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-19763 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:58:21 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-19763 Leigh, Welcome to the site. The best way to test them is to press them in the middle. If you can feel a little 'give' then they are ripe. The bullets need to rest in a sunny spot, they will ripen in time I am sure. Miles Leigh,
Welcome to the site. The best way to test them is to press them in the middle. If you can feel a little ‘give’ then they are ripe. The bullets need to rest in a sunny spot, they will ripen in time I am sure.

Miles

]]> by: Leigh http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-19694 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:36:46 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-19694 How do I know when my cantaloupe melons are ready to pick. Right now I have one big one, a small one and several "bullets." This is the first time I've grown anything to eat other than tomatoes and herbs. Thanks for your help. How do I know when my cantaloupe melons are ready to pick. Right now I have one big one, a small one and several “bullets.” This is the first time I’ve grown anything to eat other than tomatoes and herbs. Thanks for your help.

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-15929 Mon, 18 May 2009 21:35:50 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-15929 Danielle, Welcome to the site and thanks for the question. I grew mine on a trellis to allow the vines to spread and the tendrills some much needed support. The key is to go for quality over quantity. Grow two or three good ones and keep them well fed. Good luck! Miles Danielle,
Welcome to the site and thanks for the question. I grew mine on a trellis to allow the vines to spread and the tendrills some much needed support. The key is to go for quality over quantity. Grow two or three good ones and keep them well fed.
Good luck!

Miles

]]> by: Danielle http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-15927 Mon, 18 May 2009 21:04:27 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-15927 I would like to know if I should grow the melon on a wooden type trellis like the ones you use for vines I would like to know if I should grow the melon on a wooden type trellis like the ones you use for vines

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-15152 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:12:10 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-15152 Peter, Welcome to the site, glad you came across us. Hopefully the sunshine will last for the melons, they sound as though they are doing very well. When picked straight from the vine I can think of nothing better. Good luck with them. kind regards Miles Peter,
Welcome to the site, glad you came across us. Hopefully the sunshine will last for the melons, they sound as though they are doing very well.
When picked straight from the vine I can think of nothing better.
Good luck with them.
kind regards
Miles

]]> by: Peter Reynolds http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-15147 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:29:50 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-15147 Great site Miles. I think you and I have similar ideas on what blogging is about. My first crop of melons are now vigorous, three-inch tall plants in my greenhouse. Your post came up NO. 1 on Google for "growing canteloupe melons"!! Great site Miles. I think you and I have similar ideas on what blogging is about.

My first crop of melons are now vigorous, three-inch tall plants in my greenhouse. Your post came up NO. 1 on Google for “growing canteloupe melons”!!

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-5158 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:33:50 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-5158 Cid, Melon and ginger, now that takes me back! Fan of melon with some port poured over it and liberally dusted with some ten year old ground ginger. Those were the days!! Miles Cid,
Melon and ginger, now that takes me back! Fan of melon with some port poured over it and liberally dusted with some ten year old ground ginger. Those were the days!!

Miles

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-5157 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:31:01 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-5157 Elsie, The sun did make an appearence today so you could be in luck! Miles Elsie,
The sun did make an appearence today so you could be in luck!

Miles

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-5156 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:30:07 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-5156 Rod, Thanks for that, they do need quite a bit of heat so under glass would be the way to go. Miles Rod,
Thanks for that, they do need quite a bit of heat so under glass would be the way to go.

Miles

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-5155 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:40:26 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-canteloupe-melons#comment-5155 Miles, Melon and ginger jam is one of my old favourites... here we go again with the preserves! It works well if the fruit has a strong 'musky' sweet flavour. Strangely enough I get compliments from time to time on the same subject..... people must have long memories since I haven't grown them for quite some years :) Cid Miles,

Melon and ginger jam is one of my old favourites… here we go again with the preserves! It works well if the fruit has a strong ‘musky’ sweet flavour.

Strangely enough I get compliments from time to time on the same subject….. people must have long memories since I haven’t grown them for quite some years :)

Cid

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