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Hamilton Nj

i found a melon 3 feet from my main vine on a side vine is this two close its growing pretty good and fast !!!!

i also have one 14 ft out on main growing okay

has anyone grown a big melon close to main vine????

also the one on main i polinated my slef but the other the bees did if its a open polination will it still have same genetics??? thanks pizza

7/27/2016 7:03:05 PM

Home of happy lil plants

i know of a melon about 3ft from the stump on a vine off the stump on a later forming secondary that is around 150 or so lbs right now, i think results may vary though...

7/27/2016 7:56:21 PM

Western PA

pizza, I grew my 208.5 (PA record) 3 feet from the stump if I remember correctly. Go for it !

7/27/2016 8:03:32 PM

Eastern Shore of VA

Which one looks better?
grows fastest?
If they are big enough to start measuring,chart the growth.

7/27/2016 9:31:31 PM

Hamilton Nj

Okay awsome ,the one closest is size of a baseball the other 2 are 2 inches ill keep track thank you guy very much pizza

7/27/2016 10:00:31 PM

Eastern Shore of VA

2 inches?
Is that the one you pollinated ?

7/27/2016 10:15:09 PM

Hamilton Nj

yes the one i polinated is almost 3 inches today but the open polination is really growing

7/28/2016 3:00:43 PM

NE Arkansas

I wouldn't keep one on a secondary vine... the one on the main will be a better grower...

7/28/2016 3:52:00 PM

Hamilton Nj

okay im gona give it a week and see thank you

7/28/2016 5:15:32 PM

Grant, AL

3 feet from the stump?? Who would grow one that close??
Have you been in my patch Spence??Lol

7/28/2016 5:45:50 PM

Watervalley Ms

IF you use Neptune fish and seaweed as a fert I would like the secondary plus growing good and fast my 217 was on a secondary. go with the fast grower as long as the vine looks good .

7/29/2016 12:13:01 AM

Hamilton Nj

Okay thanks for all the input ,im happy i got one to polinate lol, i traced the vine back to stump its not one of the 2 big main vines and is aprox 5 or 6 ft out from stump and its right smack in the middle of the main pile does tjis make it a main vine???? Bein tjat its connected to main pile ,vine looks good shape and is solid i pruned the other 2 melons they were not growing much im on day 4 and its the size of a soda can so its wat im going with ,lol thanks again pizza

7/29/2016 2:15:40 PM