So, did I mention that I started a bunch of melons from seed this spring? Did I mention that I had a few problems?

Like, just as soon as I’d planted them, the whole tray of seeds tipped over and it rained soil and seeds all over my three-tiered seed starting rack. Soon I had melons coming up in my tomatoes and oregano.

And then, after I replanted them, I was hardening them off outside and the sun bleached the writing off the tags, so I was left with identical blank white tags on every single melon.

I planted them anyway of course, but even as they ripen, I haven’t a clue what’s what. Sure, I can tell the muskmelon and the watermelon apart. But I don’t know a thing about melons beyond that.

Below are some pics of various melons growing in my garden. If you know what any of them are, or how I can tell when they are ripe, please, please tell me!

	Mystery melon 1 is the size of a basketball. It looks like a honeydew to me. Of course I can’t remember exactly what I planted.
	Mystery melon 2 is smallish, dark green with a ghost of lighter green ribs.
	Mystery melon 3 is also smallish and dark green, but it has very visible ribs.
	Mystery melon 4 has classic muskmelon netting.
	Mystery melon 5 is clearly some kind of watermelon.
	Mystery melon 6 looks like a muskmelon that got sandblasted.
	Mystery melon 7 also looks like it’ll be a watermelon of some kind when it grows up.
	Mystery melon 8 is not a melon, of course. Just checking to see if you were still reading.

This entry was posted on Thursday, August 16th, 2007 at 12:34 pm and is filed under Cucumbers + Melons. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.