Not long ago, I found one of the Summer of Melons Blend melons had turned yellow and was looking misshapen. When I picked it up, it fell of the vine. Technically, that should have meant it was ripe, but it didn’t look ripe. We haven’t cut it open yet, though. Too much other stuff going on.
Just a little while ago, my daughter and I did a sort of Florida weave to support the rest of the San Marzano tomatoes in the main garden area. That didn’t take long at all. My daughter’s been working on commissions, still mostly at night, lastly, so she hadn’t seen the garden in a while. As we were looking at the melon bed near the tomatoes, I noticed one of them had turned yellow, and fallen off the brick that was keeping it from direct contact with the ground. I went to put it back, and discovered it had fallen off its vine completely!
How handy, that my husband’s giant self healing cutting mat is still on the dining table. 😄 You can see that it’s about 8 inches long.
In the next photo, you can see the stem end. That’s how it’s supposed to be with melons, when they are fully ripe.
We haven’t cut it open yet. We’ll probably do that – and the little one – this evening, so we can compare.
I can hardly wait to try it! Being part of the Summer of Melon’s blend, we have no idea what variety it is, but if we like it, I want to save some of the seeds.
September 5, and we finally have our first melon.
Five more days to average first frost.
*sigh*
The Re-Farmer
The Re-Farmer 
I’m getting a few tomatoes and a few peppers every other day. I don’t know how much longer this will last. During the day, temperatures are in around 30C and the night time lows are 8C-9C.
My not getting the plants in the ground soon enough (deployment and sickness) did not help things.
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Those day and night extremes are harsh!!
You may have gotten them in late, but you’re still getting at least something to harvest! That’s awesome! Plus, if you have the space, both peppers and tomatoes can be harvested early and left to ripen indoors.
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These are typical day-nigh temperature swings for the high desert after the rainy season is over. I have 20 acres here, but would not plant that much. Any unprotected garden is just going to be an all they can eat buffet. Imagine your garden with 10 deer and 50 ground hogs “assaulting” it. :-)
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