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Lexington,IN

Strong storms with strong winds for the last three nights have done a number on the melon plants. Vines were rolled around on almost every plant. The main vine on plant #3, the 267 Edwards was snapped. Secondary vines were snapped on plant #2 a 255 Mitchell and plant #5 a 217 Pleasant. I have worked on them trying to straighten out the vines and removed a few vines that were damaged. Hopefully the storms will hold off a few days for the plants to recover and get the vines better rooted.

6/17/2010 2:57:52 PM

Trinity River Bottom

hope there ok . it sure don't take much to break them . they are brittle

6/17/2010 3:59:37 PM

Sparta, NC

Bummer Dewight I hope they recover for you.

6/17/2010 9:38:54 PM

Bowdon, GA

I know how you feel. It is very frustrating. Hope they recover.

6/17/2010 10:18:51 PM

Frankfort Oh

man i though i was having it rough with all this rain ,I feel for ya ,but the good news is I got melons ,two both on my 136s ,these 136s are kicking but!!I just hope some of you melon growers planted them good luck to all ,you melon heads

6/17/2010 11:21:47 PM

Rochester, Minnesota

I am sorry to hear about the damage you took. We had the storms also with incredible winds and tornadoes. I had pined down all my plants to an extreme and sat in the dark (no power) hoping for the best. Except for huge erosion trenches in the garden, things generally looked like they survived.

6/18/2010 2:59:54 PM