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What's wrong with my melon?
Posted by Doris
Doris
What's wrong with my melon? February 07, 2005 11:18AM |
Raewyn G
Re: What's wrong with my melon? February 07, 2005 07:29PM |
jen
Re: What's wrong with my melon? February 08, 2005 04:37AM |
Re: What's wrong with my melon? February 08, 2005 04:44AM |
Doris
Re: What's wrong with my melon? February 08, 2005 10:50PM |
My problem is, I suppose they should carry male and female flowers, however, my melon just having one type of flowers dominating, the other flower (I thought female one) which carry the melon isn't growing at all, they just get brown together with the wee fruit and die......what a shame
The vine looks good and I cannot figure out what's wrong with them.
Without both flowers, can't even complain no bees to pollinate at all.
Anyway, thanks for all your reply, isn't this a great site we can always turn up to...have a nice day.
Regards,
Doris
The vine looks good and I cannot figure out what's wrong with them.
Without both flowers, can't even complain no bees to pollinate at all.
Anyway, thanks for all your reply, isn't this a great site we can always turn up to...have a nice day.
Regards,
Doris
Jennifer
Re: What's wrong with my melon? February 09, 2005 09:11AM |
Doris, this (from the internet) is about muskmelons but I'm sure it's still relevant to your problem and it basically repeats what people have been suggesting - bees and wet weather. Hope it helps.
Q. Why do the first blossoms drop off my muskmelon plants?
A. The first flowers to appear on the vines are male, and they drop naturally. The female flowers, which open later, have a swelling at the base that forms the fruit. After bees pollinate these female flowers, the fruit develops.
Q. What causes poor (sparse) fruit set and low yields?
A. The failure for female flowers to set and develop melons can result from lack of proper pollination by bees; cool, wet weather (which also slows bee activity); and planting too close together, resulting in a dense, heavy growth of leaves (which also can suppress effective bee activity).
Also, I guess varroa mite is affecting the bee population, particularly the wild bees.
Q. Why do the first blossoms drop off my muskmelon plants?
A. The first flowers to appear on the vines are male, and they drop naturally. The female flowers, which open later, have a swelling at the base that forms the fruit. After bees pollinate these female flowers, the fruit develops.
Q. What causes poor (sparse) fruit set and low yields?
A. The failure for female flowers to set and develop melons can result from lack of proper pollination by bees; cool, wet weather (which also slows bee activity); and planting too close together, resulting in a dense, heavy growth of leaves (which also can suppress effective bee activity).
Also, I guess varroa mite is affecting the bee population, particularly the wild bees.
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