tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post2664074915919197494..comments2024-02-19T07:12:24.114-05:00Comments on Urban Veggie Garden Blog: Melon trellis debutDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-44124915581494644632010-10-21T23:09:40.680-04:002010-10-21T23:09:40.680-04:00Great very well !! i wonder if that thing can carr...Great very well !! i wonder if that thing can carry the melons hahah .. anyways nice ideas .thinking of putting some garden accessories such as <a href="http://www.ironstopwindspinners.com/" rel="nofollow">wind spinner</a> looking fantasticTony Destronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945674069170224062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-72789954757963921192009-06-04T09:51:08.093-04:002009-06-04T09:51:08.093-04:00Looks like a good sturdy trellis. Well done!
I to...Looks like a good sturdy trellis. Well done!<br /><br />I too hope my melons do well. We've been having some really hot days but it won't last. Hope they grow while the growings good, hehe.Sinfonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973076975622726383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-84087745957811342902009-06-02T21:37:40.885-04:002009-06-02T21:37:40.885-04:00Nice work. I use clear plastic as they claim that ...Nice work. I use clear plastic as they claim that it heats the soil better than black plastic in the north but you are in florida compared to me right? :) Sorry, just jealous. We've had crappy weather lately too with several threatened frosts but we've lucked out so far.Ottawa Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-66041379786761790932009-06-02T21:24:51.935-04:002009-06-02T21:24:51.935-04:00Ingenious as always and great workmanship. You mus...Ingenious as always and great workmanship. You must be delighted everything is sorted. Time now to focus on planting, maintenance and harvesting, as you say. Good luck with the melons and cheers to a great season.miss mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08779663826025791655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-26656224696729478772009-06-02T16:23:32.139-04:002009-06-02T16:23:32.139-04:00Toni - I hope so, I can reach about 7' high so if ...Toni - I hope so, I can reach about 7' high so if they are any higher I will have to get out the ladder. I guess when you run out of real estate the only place to go is up :-)<br /><br />KitsapFG - I will have to employ my ladder if they manage to grow 8' high. It will be worth it through if I can harvest a couple extra melons. <br /><br />Prue - I am trying just about everything this year it seems, it will be a good test to see what varieties to focuse on. I am growing two french melons this year, Charentais Savor F1 and Petite Gris.<br /><br />Vegetable Heaven - I hope they do well too. They should as long as we don't have a cool summer like last year.<br /><br />EG - Thanks!<br /><br />Waters_deep - I should put a video up once everything starts growing. I will be on the look out for mildew<br /><br />Skeeter - I am glade this was the last thing to build in the veggie garden. It certainly has been a very busy spring. <br /><br />Elaine - I have leafed through Mel's book, I am guessing that is the one you are talking about. I should really sit down and read the whole thing one of these days.<br /><br />Ron - I am growing two french melons this year, Charentais Savor F1 and Petite Gris. They are both smaller melons, about the size for two.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-70708675800797763222009-06-02T15:52:13.826-04:002009-06-02T15:52:13.826-04:00what types of melons are they?what types of melons are they?Ron Kharehttp://www.growingfreedom.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-54109710345194061282009-06-02T14:41:42.576-04:002009-06-02T14:41:42.576-04:00I should warn you since I'm not overly far from yo...I should warn you since I'm not overly far from you, powdery mildew has got one of my plants and you should be on the watch for it in your garden with this weather going on as it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-10280052242619089442009-06-02T12:55:07.424-04:002009-06-02T12:55:07.424-04:00This melon trellis looks great. I have seen someth...This melon trellis looks great. I have seen something similar in the book Square Foot Gardening. If you get the chance to get your hands on this book, it has a lot of helpful ideas for growing things vertically to use small spaces to their full potential. Good luck.Elaine Hatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789692355884071250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-61152456535525046622009-06-02T12:03:10.218-04:002009-06-02T12:03:10.218-04:00When do you find the time to do all this wonderful...When do you find the time to do all this wonderful work? You must not sleep much...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-71934987776589071922009-06-02T11:52:31.645-04:002009-06-02T11:52:31.645-04:00You really should do a video of the entire garden ...You really should do a video of the entire garden once the majority of it is up and running. It all looks amazing so far!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-42271995187107863432009-06-02T09:29:09.380-04:002009-06-02T09:29:09.380-04:00As usual, good craftmanship...You're the man! Good...As usual, good craftmanship...You're the man! Good luck with the melons.Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-84675781892926464402009-06-02T04:07:01.605-04:002009-06-02T04:07:01.605-04:00I've never grown melons here Dan - I wish you grea...I've never grown melons here Dan - I wish you great success. The structure looks really good.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841961223771293021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-35863744666930351822009-06-02T02:07:27.694-04:002009-06-02T02:07:27.694-04:00Holy Moley, is there anything you don't grow??? Ho...Holy Moley, is there anything you don't grow??? Hope the melons grow well, though what kind of melons are you growing? (there are so many varieties, at least according to the rainbow of colours in the melon ball fruit salad my grandmother used to make)PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210701278846436069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-90292992640809541212009-06-01T23:47:14.541-04:002009-06-01T23:47:14.541-04:00That is really a great looking vertical grow suppo...That is really a great looking vertical grow support structure. At 8 feet tall, I would be doomed for harvesting anything late in the season though. I am stretching to harvest from my 6 foot supports!kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-88728282026939219182009-06-01T23:16:20.745-04:002009-06-01T23:16:20.745-04:00Dan, will you be able to reach the melons OK?
I...Dan, will you be able to reach the melons OK? <br /><br />I've still got to build mine...Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-38900422750463241302009-06-01T21:59:03.733-04:002009-06-01T21:59:03.733-04:00Daphne - It gets really hot here in July and Augus...Daphne - It gets really hot here in July and August as well as very humid. This area also bakes with all the concrete & brick. I have never grown melons before so I hope they produce something.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359929230952480074.post-49546164284435470752009-06-01T20:26:16.228-04:002009-06-01T20:26:16.228-04:00Melons are pretty iffy where I live. I've grow...Melons are pretty iffy where I live. I've grown them but they don't produce much in our cool climate. I hope you get some hotter weather than we do so you can get your melons. There isn't much that can beat a vine ripened melon.Daphnehttp://daphnesdandelions.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com