How to grow Melons in the UK and cold climates 2020.
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- How to grow melons in the UK and cold climates. This year I am growing.
Bitter Melons (Bitter gourd, Kerala, Ampalaya).
Blacktail Mountain watermelons.
Petit Gris De Renne.
Sweet Granite.
Five Dessert melon.
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Great to see how they are coming along, really enjoy these videos. Well done on getting fruit for all the varieties you grew 👍
Thanks. Honestly speaking I am surprised they are doing this well. I hope they continue to do so.
Good advice Dan, interesting about the pH, this is not something I'd worried about but I will check this out in future. I'm only in my 3rd growing season with melons but as you say it can be very rewarding when you harvest your own melons. I've had most sucess with Ogen and Tiger Melons and this year I'm getting about 5 or 6 full sized (6") fruits per plant. I mentioned to you recently that last year these two varieties crossed and have produced an interesting variety. The potential for melons of the same varietal type to cross is something to bear in mind for those that like to collect their own seed. In addition to/amplify the advice you have given I would include; Grow them vertically on trelis or netting, supporting the developing fruit with net bags or tights. this maximises the growing space, keeps the fruit off the ground away from pest and stops them rotting. When the fruit is ripe and drops off it is caught by the net bags rather than landing on the ground and potentially splitting. It is also much easier to weed around the planst. I believe melons can be prone to stem rot if they get too wet, so growing them vertically can also help with that. The UK growing season is not very long for melons and late August and September can be un-predictable temperature-wise. To maximise the chance of the fruit maturing, particularly for the ones that set late, I start off my plants in late early March on a heated bed. This can be a challenge as the plants are ready to be planted out in their final location in May and the nights can be still too cold for the plants and there is still the chance of a frost. This year I have build a 1m2 heated bed so that I can deal with this issue next May. By starting early I was eating my first ripe melon on the 12th of July and the ones that set later may still reach maturity before the first frost. So far this year from 4 plants I have harvested 5 melons with 10 still maturing on the vine.
Cheers Dave. You certainly got melons early. I started mine of later as I wasnt sure what the weather would be. I could have started them earlier but hey ho there you go. Sounds your doing well there.
Thanks. Easy to follow without any fluff. Made me smile each time you say what one should do, but you haven't this time. Like preparation of ground and letting toms grow as weeds. I'm planning to grow a single plant of Ogen in my cold frame. Going to go for a mix of ericaceous, manure and my own compost, with some tomato feed to compliment. Fingers crossed...
Let me know how you get on Dorothy.
Melons are looking nice Dan, good job!
Cheers Attila. Hows the weather there?
Thanks for the Tips Dan, keep it up mate will watch the others also in the links
I intend to grow quite a few melons next growing season. Such good fun to grow. I also uploaded on my channel some videos showing melons I had success with this year. I'm not sure if they are in the links but a look through my uploads over the last growing season should show them. Let me know how you get on with your melon growing.
@@homegardens7682 Thanks Again Dan, been watching your Peach tree Vids also, do you still have it? i have 2 x 4 foot Lemon and Orange trees and 2 Dwarf Peach and 1 dwarf Nectarine pluss others all bought in this year so fingers crossed for next year ;-)
@@alansallotment Yes! Just quickly. Avoid Peach leaf curl! This is the tree this year (cherries as well lol!). MASSIVE UK CHERRY AND PEACH HARVEST! th-cam.com/video/dhBB1AcDoJo/w-d-xo.html.
Good video, really interesting to see how many "exotic" plants you can grow up here in the Nordic... I will try a polytunnel next year to see what results I will get.
A great idea, they certainly give one more options. Get a good one and secure it properly. I would also say her one as big as you can afford and accommodate as you will fill it up in no time!
i love these videos. they help me a lot.
I'm glad they are helpful.
Thanks for the video. I live in Suffolk and on the outskirts of Essex!
My pleasure. A cool place indeed lol! Melons on the way for this year!
Great to see the melons thriving. Interesting that although you've not fussed over them they seem happy enough rambling around together - perhaps they thrive from the additional warmth of the vines overlapping each other. That is the way they are grown in the southern USA, in a melon patch, left to do their own thing. It would be great if you report back at the end of the season on the total melon count and total number of plants, to give an idea of yield per plant. I guess that here in the UK just one or two fruits per plant would be a good result, which is a modest yield but a home grown melon is a bit special. Quality over quantity. ☺
Very true. Very satisfying it is to harvest home grown melons. That's a good theory you came up with there. I will keep a talley of each variety.
Great information Dan. Im hoping to grow a musk melon 🍈 in the allotment polytunnel. Ive put blood fish and bone in the soil is that OK for them as I don't have horse manure available
That should be fine. Calcified Seaweed is another good one for soil building.
Good result Dan. My mellons have done absoulutely nothing.
A cold snap killed half of them I had outside, and the ones in the greenhouse have gone dorment, no flowers or anything.
pH is ok but I suspect calcium was deficient in ealy growth. Temperature in the greenhouse could have been too high.
Have also had disappointing results this year with pumpkins but have a bumper potatoe harvest.
Yes, its frustrating when that happens. I abandoned my melon project last year. Just didnt happen for one reason or another and I grew other plants in there place when I removed them. Go for it next year.
Like your down to earth presentation with lots of very useful information. I was too late last year with my melons so only had two seeds to try this year...they both germinated, hopefully onwards and upwards lol. I’ll use the poly tunnel...was going to put tomatoes, aubergine and cucumbers in there too 😐 😬.
Ah not sure if you remember but I said I’d over winter my aubergines inside...all was going great but they succumbed to red spider mite in February 😔 ...struggle with this indoors and leaf miner. Got some growing from seed now.
Bell peppers overwintered survived 40%...but the seeds I sowed are actually growing quite quickly.
Hope all is well 😊
Good choices. I am growing them as well this year. We can compare notes.
@@homegardens7682 lol I’m going to have to nurture my little two 😅. You have an awesome garden. I’m so excited with all the sowing and planning, yours is most impressive. I’ll let you know it goes 😊👍
@@Nexus-ub4hs Yes let me know. Keep at it.
@@homegardens7682 will do 😊👍
@@Nexus-ub4hs Enjoy.
I have accidentally grown some melon plants through composting. I'm also in the UK and don't have a greenhouse so they are in an unheated shed at the moment. The plants are about a foot tall with lots of yellow flowers. I think I'll have to bring them inside the house in a few weeks time when the weather gets a bit colder.
Very good. They may or may not be true to type so dont get your hopes up. Enjoy! I hope they do well.
Very nice video thank you
My pleasure.
That is a good result Dan, I always let the vines roam across the floor of the greenhouse, I just limit the terminal growth and some of the side shoots. I have some growing up stick and making their way around the roof of the greenhouse and others on the floor, I have 2 layers of lge bubble wrap and black bin bags on top, not just for warmth, but to prevent them from drowning in my leaking greenhouse. One thing that I notice, not sure if it is consistent, but my melons seem to put out only male flowers for a while, before the female flowers start to come through. I always thought it was a 'mechanism' by which to gain the interest of insects in advance of need, but I would be interested if this is a universal thing, or just due to my environment here. I have found that this happens every year, regardless of type of melon. I use a kiddie's paintbrush to pollinate.
Do you freeze/ juice the melons. Many also make candies from the rind. Dan I also bought a steam juicer this week, that would be a good idea for you, given the quantities of fruit that you yield.
Thanks and all the best, Vox.
Hey Vox. That makes sense. Very logical. Well, I have just invested in a chest deep freezer so I will be saving a lot more. Honestly speaking Vox due to my intense work regime I find it all rather challenging and would love to be able to spend more time with the self sufficiency stuff. Maybe one day.
@@homegardens7682 A neighbour of mine ( a young chap) is a chef and has been off work for a while, but going back now. I tried to get him to see that he could apply his skillset to teaching lots of inexperienced people how to get the best results and value out of produce by means of preserving etc. It seems that a lot of techniques that I have learned to use are mostly learnt from the US channels. It costs some money to set up, and takes time to procure all that is needed - I am still waiting on stuff ordered a couple of months ago. In the US, people learn from family and acquire from family or from thrift/ cheap stores - not an option here, it is costly, especially with import issues.
I also bought a new freezer, an upright and it is currently set up in my lounge. My American F/F is in the kitchen. I am acutely aware of pending food challenges and am getting in ahead. By processing in certain ways I can store in cans (glass jars) on a shelf - which is the best option. I have also added a 2000W powerpack as back up to appliances, for short term use. My steam juicer arrived today - so easy Dan - water in the bottom tier, grapes in the top tier and the steam breaks down the cellulose in the fruit, releasing the juice. I can now buy a load of reduced price grapes and process them quickly, then can the juice - it will last for 1 1/2 years on the shelf. Peach can also be done this way.
Once you have built this profile, you could easily teach self sufficiency - classes/ privately. The number of people who do not know what to do with what they have or how to grow - my advice is they had better start learning. Take care, Vox.
This is something I would like to do in the future. I just need to clear the headspace to be able to focus on it. I built my gardening business and have quite a clientele. Maybe the next step should be to work on something like that. Cheers Vox.
Very impressive! I'd have a complete riot if I could do that 😄
I can tell you are well educated and experienced here. How long has this been evolving? Do you compost?
Really enjoying you vids, keep up the passionate good work! 💚
You can! Slowly work at it and you will get there. One step at a time. Like most things worth having, it takes time but is achievable if one aims for a suitable goal. Yes, I do compost, I neglected to do as much of it as I should have for a long time but am now addressing that!
@@homegardens7682 I have many house plants in my flat. I recently tossed a few geranium seeds I collected from my mother plant into a pot of soil. To my surprise, 10 of the 15 sprouted and are growing like mad. So, I'll be gifting them or creating a tiny jungle inside 😄
I love to get my hands in the soil!
It never ceases to amaze me how one can take a tiny seed, just a speck, and it becomes a tree, entire plant with blooms and/or food! It's truly miraculous to me.
Thank you for the encouragement, Dan.
-Keri
P.S. as for your rhythm... perhaps you've just met the wrong LADY 😉😉
Lol! Keep at it. From Acorns come Oaks they say. Great to hear your doing well with your gardening.
Quick questions, should I prune them at all? What about black plastic to seal the top of pot, they're on the gable end of greenhouse and the quadgrow heats up really well through glass, the water reservoir too? As I mentioned in a previous post, I'm trying some melons from real seeds (water and Cantaloupe) in Quad Grows. So far so good, growth is strong (maybe too strong on the quad Grow nutrients I got free with pots, didn't think about the nitrogen). Flowers buds are just forming and they're putting out support shoots like cucumbers to climb. I'm growing them up a frame in the greenhouse made from canes so if I'm lucky enough to get some fruit have a structure to hang hammocks from to support the melons.
Black plastic is a good idea as it will help keep the heat in the pot and melon plants like warm roots. I have never pruned melon vines but you could once a good size fruit or fruits has set in order to encourage quicker ripening and/or bigger fruit. Prune the vine a few inches or so after where the melon you want to "nurture" has set.
Make sure it has fully set though and is around snooker ball size as it would be annoying if it hasn't set and you cut the vine and no more can form.
@@homegardens7682 Huge thanks! I'll let you know how they go.
Thank you I'm growing cucumelon I have little yellow flowers but they keep dropping off not sure why .any tip would be very appreciated
I would say it could be a pollination issue. Can pollinating insects get to the plant? If not you may need to hand pollinate them like I showed in this video. Let me know how you get on.
good video .......very interesting..
Cheers!
Hi Dan, literature says I should pinch out the melon plant when 5-6 leaves are formed. is this wise?
Yes, this is sometimes advised, I think the idea is to encourage flowering and hopefully a crop.
I've just started growing mine they are just sprouts. Got peas,cucumber,and turnip coming too lol
Hope it goes well. You have certainly sowed Melons early!
@@homegardens7682 they are in the house for now lol
@@eggfluffington5408 I like it. Determination!
Can I grow my melons from the roots
Do you have any video about kiwi plants?
Here is one but its not particular informative. th-cam.com/video/GLp1themFpM/w-d-xo.html
I've got some growing here in the UK Manchester in pop up a greenhouse
Cool. I'm sure they will do well.
Hi, my watermelon plant has a lot of flowers on but has not fruited yet. Its outside with no cover and it's pretty cold. Its a crimson sweet variety and I'm in a cold area of the UK. So any advice how long it will take ?
Hello there. It is getting quite late now. I only have one watermelon this year. You could try hand pollination to try and move it on a bit. Melons are tricky.
What size tunnell is this mate?
6X3 metres. (10X20 feet).
Hi Dan that is amazing never thought we can grow melons in UK.
We indeed can. Give it a go!
I’m growing a honey dew melon but I’m wondering what size planter to grow it in
Maybe 25 litre?
Me too, germinated in zip bag n growing well. Just a practice as a newbie grower. Tnku
I inspired to grow bitter melon. This year I grew some plants. My neighbour always says,it doesn't grow in the UK.
I made this video a few years ago. How to grow Bitter Melons (Ampalaya) in the UK and cold climates th-cam.com/video/Nr-io8muhe0/w-d-xo.html
Dan hi. great information. Can you please tell me I live in a very hot climate. What varieties of melons can withstand the summer heat well ?
You could do well with watermelons, make the most of the hot climate. Do you have a long growing season there as well?
Hi mate, I wonder if you know anything about Muskmelon( Cucumis Meto,well that’s what my ph plant app said it is), as I have a shop bought Melon seedling grown out of my compost. It is doing fine at mo but still only a seedling that is about 4 inches tall and has the 3rd set of leaves. It must be from the only Melons I’ve bought since making the compost which was a Honeydew. Do you know if there is any chance it will fruit and outside?
Its possible but will need a warm microclimate as possible. It may not grow true to type as well as it could be from an F1 seed or something.
@@homegardens7682 Ok cheers mate, I thought those things but wanted to know from someone with the experience you have, I don’t have a greenhouse etc, but hope to create a v small microclimate in a corner that has walls on two sides. That hopefully will shield the plant from cold winds, and be a thermal mass to store heat for nighttime etc. I’ll surround it with my other potted plants. Thanks for replying and hope als well with you! Take easy man. ✊🏽🌎🌻
To hot for the roof, that is above 35c
You could give it go. It will very likely be alternated with weather far from exceeding that.
One enjoys one’s advice sire
Cool!
Super. New friend here to give you full support of. Hope you the same. God bless.
Nice to make your acquaintance. Thanks for dropping by.