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Tran starts with ... Please give me some advice on this problem please: my rock melon plant does have female flowers but either turn yellow before the flowers opening or set fruit but will not get bigger ( just the size of a peanut then drop). I gave it some potassium and water regularly and there is no improvement Any advice would be appreciated. Many thanks in advance. Tran | About the Author Vic 11th February 2009 8:16pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 12th February 2009 9:36am #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Alexa says... Definitely a pollination issue. Unfortunately from what I understand melons can be some of hardest to get the pollination right. Try hand-pollinating but next year try to attract more bees to your garden - plant lots of pretty flowers near your veggie patch - marigolds, nasturnum, lavendar, lemon balm. And try to provide a source of water for the bees, like a shallow dish or bird bath with very shallow rim (hard under water restrictions I know). | About the Author Alexa Melbourne 12th February 2009 11:08am #UserID: 1851 Posts: 10 View All Alexa's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author Vic 12th February 2009 5:23pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jantina says... Tran I still think it has something to do with pollination, I have occasionally had the problems you describe and it was either early in the season when there were only female flowers and the plants settled down and produced later or it was a flower the bees missed. The only other thing I can think of is the temperature but melons like heat, the bees don't, not the sort of temperatures we were having. | About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 12th February 2009 6:40pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author Vic 12th February 2009 9:15pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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