How to Grow Tiger Melons (Vertically on a Trellis)
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- Tigger Melons are a smaller heirloom melon that grow up to 1lb. and fit nicely in the palm of your hand.
The white flesh gets sweeter in dry climates and the most fragrant melons we have tried.
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Thank you for taking the time to show every stage of growth of your tiger melons, that's one of the many things that makes your channel so special.
I really want to try those! I’m patiently waiting for the new Homestead videos!
I like this format where you continue with the progress of the plants
Enjoy your videos. Can't wait to see what you are growing on your new homestead.
Same here.
A loyal follower of your channel. And was researching tiger melon, and found your video on them from several years ago. Thank you so much for this video! I just ordered seeds and want to plant even though it's June in Tennessee still going to try and start some.
Amazing I come here for gardening and I get so much more. A blessing indeed ! Someday I will grow the tiger melons too I want to smell them too. The trellis you made and the way the plants use it is unreal. Your zest for the garden is ever present, your love of Christ shines thru. Thanks for the video.
Thank you both for all great videos.
Thank you so much! This is exactly what I was looking for as a first time tiger melon grower. Surprisingly the plant seems to be quite similar to cucumber. I learned something new and am looking forward to watching your crops grow! Thanks again.
You two have been such an inspiration to me and my husband... Our first garden is coming along just great... Thanks to all your tips and videos!! God bless you guys!!
We are so happy for y’all!!! Enjoy your garden together ❤️
thanks for sharing hollis and nancy !! great video
great video! I'm from Argentina, I've just received some seeds of tigger melon! I'm really excited! thank you!!!
i love watching your videos thanks for taking time to show how simple it can be to grow gods food
Great video!! I am going to plant these in Spring 2019. Perfect snacking size and can’t wait for the fragrance n taste!! Ty vm!!
They are a great personal snacking melon
Those little babies look good. You have shown so many fruits and veggies in your videos, Ive never even heard of, thank you. I love learning about them.
Enjoy!
The bamboo stakes are GENIUS, just like many of your ideas. :)
ENJOYED YOUR VIDEO IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE
Thanks for another great video and I hope all is well
Interesting. Thank you. Blessings Always
I never heard of a tiger melon. Looks & sounds amazing 😃
Thank you for sharing!
Man 5 years late but this was extremely wholesome and helpful. Bless you both.
Glad it was helpful!
I am totally binge watching your videos! Out of everyone i've tried watching on here, yours are the best, easy to follow/understand and perfect for us real people! Can i ask what is in the green buckets in the background? I'm trying the bucket method with potato seeds this year! Thanks for everything!
Thank you!!! That is Asparagus you see
I've never even heard or Tiger melons before. I need to try them out sometime!
Alright ... Y'all got my mouth watering !!! and look at all them Beautiful Seeds !!!
Working hard on the new homestead. It’s starting to shape up but got a long way to go
Good work GOD bless you all Amen from London but come from Kenya
Just ordered some seeds, will be trying them out in containers👍
jennifer yang please let me know how that goes. Good luck
I'm growing Japanese melon, it kinda look like the tiger melon, its small, but I don't have a sturdy trellis like yours, my first time growing, thanks for the video! :)
I’m growing the amazing little Tigger melons this year and the Mango/peach melons too. I’m really happy to watch this video!
I’m planning on also doing a video, on them both. It’s always, So exciting!
Thank you for sharing. Great video.
I subscribed. 😎
Let’s “Grow together”
Many Blessings 🌹
I really wanna see yalls new house and what your plans are for growin some cool food!! Love the videos guys . God bless
Finally chased you down on google and found a bunch of vlogs for 2018! Yeah!!
Hopefully you subscribed so it will be easier to find our videos❤️
I've never grown tiger melons, I'll haft to give them a shot!
Cool! I was actually looking at these on the catalog after you guys recommended this seed company. I opted to purchase regular melons bec I read reviews on the site saying they are lookers but not as delicious as regular melons. Might give them a shot next season. :D
They taste a lot like cantaloupe. I wish they tasted like they smell but they don’t. They are more of personal melon. Great snack for your workplace to share with your colleagues ❤️
Very neat looking melon
Thanks for watching 👍
tfs. looks good.
I'm growing these now for the first time ❤
Love your videos. I would like to have those tiger melons in my garden, too.
Thank you so much for watching! These are a great addition to any garden. Taste like cantaloupe
You are looking well wishing you both good health and happiness
What a good plant daddy 🤗
Beautiful melons and I would be tempted to plant them along my back fence to help with my project of feeding the animals on the outside of the fence and I get what's on the inside. Squirrels are my bane and I'm getting an owl that lights up and hoots with motion. Thanks for the video, peace. Blessings
Hi Hollis and Nancy, thanks for posting the video, hopefully you all are getting settled into the new place, I'm ready to start watching the homestead videos... Do you know yet when y'all might start? Thank you Leah
Miss watching yall!!
Should start releasing new homestead videos in the Spring
Well that's a long wait for me to see you!! 😓😓 I do hope things are starting to come together for you and that your still feeling well. God bless you both, can't wait for the new videos...
I’m sorry sweetie ❤️. All our videos are progression videos so they can take a long time to create. We are working on several new videos to show all the things we are doing to bring the new homestead to life. All the projects are big. Nancy hasn’t even started to edit any yet but I have a few ready for her. We had to buy a new computer to handle the extremely large amount of data it takes for the new videos so she is still trying to get it up and running. When we get them ready I think you will agree it was worth the wait. All the videos will help folks plan their new homestead and give them some ideas. We look forward to sharing them with everyone. Next Spring will be here before you know it. This year is already half over!! Enjoy your garden this year. We still have a few more new videos from Virginia to share with you while we get set up down here in Florida. Thank you for loving us and your patience with us during this difficult transition period. Have a peaceful weekend
Leah Townsend I'm waiting too, lol
Hollis & Nancy's Homestead thank you so much for your reply, I'm glad your both doing well and I'm so excited to see the progress and yalls sweet faces!!! God bless you both
Love Leah
Oh boy -- do I want to taste one of those... gonna have to get some seeds.🌻🕊🌻🌻
carolinatropicalseeds.com/product/tiger-melon-seeds-25-seeds/
Nice! We be love Korean melon. I bet the tiger melon are really good.
Taste like cantaloupe
I am in Zone 5 A-B. I would love to give them a try next year. Might not grow well here but never know unless I try. Love your sweet spirits.
They like it hot
Mr. Hollis, I grew a few Tigger melons this year, late start and first crop. How well do they store? They have some winter squash qualities in some ways. Just curious, figured would taste even sweeter in January. Thanks for your great content.
Good afternoon merry Christmas to you and your family on the trellis when growing melons vines do you put concert around post to keep it from leaning
Zone 4 Canada. Will be trying 3 types of melons next spring. These little tigers are one of them. Start indoors in early April, transplant out mid June. Harvest mid-late August? Still researching.
i will have to see if i can get seeds in the uk thanks for posting
I don't know why but we used to grow and called plumb grannies. I just found you all and love your show
Welcome to the family Kathy! ❤️❤️🐶. I never heard Plumb Grannies?? So I did some research, it appears to me they are the same melon. Definitely a fragrant melon and perfect lunchbox snack size. When I grow them I go out each morning and collect the ripe ones that fall to the ground overnight. They never disappoint me👍
Hi guys, hope all is well with you both, not seen any off you for ages. Love the video. Love from the UK
I'm Scotland x
Katie Brooks hi Katie, are you into growing your own to ?
Yummy yummy
They make a great personal melon snack for your lunch box ❤️
I wish I knew you guys when you were here in Nwpt Nws! Ill be trying these next yr since I don't think I have time this yr. Hope everything is going well@the new spot!
Going great, lots of WORK!!!!!!!
Great video! Thnk u! I'm trying these this yr for first time.....Do they keep producing like a cucumber plant?
Yes
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Allen Collins was an awesome guitarist. He is missed💔
Thank you for the very instructive video!
I was looking for information about growing similar melons, called "Kajari Melons".
I learned these are a tropical fruit, that they like direct sun and VERY warm soil.
I'm in Southern California, in a drier climate. The lady who sold the seeds told me that warm, rich soil that drains well is important. We have our hottest months here in August and September, so she recommended giving the plants some shade, or planting in early morning sun.
I LOVE those trellises!!!!
I think a bit of dark colored plastic on the soil would give your vines a boost -- you got a nice crop!
Your soil looks terrific.
Thank you for the information, and God Bless!
Growing these this year :)
Go out each morning and check the ground under the Trellis. They will drop off the vine when they are ripe.
@@HollisNancysHomestead Thank You! I figured it would be something fun to grow for the kids :)
So pretty.
Oh looks so good where did y'all get the seeds at I would love to try some do ya'll save your seeds ? Hope y'all s new homestead is growing and coming together ,God Bless Hollis and Nancy
Kitazawa Seed Company. Yes ma’am, working hard on the new homestead. It’s starting to shape up a bit. 😅
Nice to see you both please give details time details of cycle costing market price and your production cost productivity yeild etc thank you very much
We are not into that. We simply grow our own food for the health benefits and pleasure of sharing with others
Such lovely plants and fruit. Any idea if the leaves and stems can be eaten?
I wouldn’t eat them
Awesome video; These look delicious! Thanks for sharing! Also wanted to know “What’s the best way to keep grass and weeds from growing in the garden and pathways?
Anything easier than hoeing every few days? 🙏
I border all my beds with landscape Timbers
i use wood chips or straw to mulch
Great video! What kind of wire do you use for the trellis ?
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How long did it take from germination to first harvest?
That is a beautiful hardening table. Did you build that?
Thanks! Yes I did
read up on them, they grow fast. thanks for sharing
Yes rapid growers as soon as it gets hot
How do you keep the Cucumber beetles at bay?
Beautiful tiger melons
We are doing great just working too hard. Looking forward to sharing the new videos from our new homestead next spring
Where did you get your seeds? Thank you so much for sharing!
carolinatropicalseeds.com/product/tiger-melon-seeds-25-seeds/
Want to try out that melon
Lol now I remember what zone your in
Cool video! I really like the vertical trellis. I thought you guys moved to a new place?
Yes. We moved to Florida
Hi! What is the average temperature/climate in your area while planting the melons? Just wondering if I can grow them in my area with average temperature of 18-20 degrees celcius
This video was created while we were living in Virginia (Zone 8A). Plant your melons when the average nighttime lows are above 65 degreesF. I usually plant them the same time I plant my cucumbers
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Those tiger melons looks so sweet yummy, yummy I will check maybe I can buy some seeds on line
They taste similar to cantaloupe. Here is a link to where I bought the seeds:
carolinatropicalseeds.com/product/tiger-melon-seeds-25-seeds/
Baker's Creek has them as well.
Yes they do. I love the folks at Bakers Creek❤️
Thanks again and them mellons got me interested in the trailias next spring
Trellis (Vertical Gardening) is my favorite type of gardening!!!
Do you eat it skin and all or just the inside like a larger cantaloupe or watermelon? Thanks for another wonderful video!
Just like cantaloupe
Now do u eat those skin and all or like a reg watermellon?
I’d LOVE to taste a tiger melon. Are they an Asian fruit?
And is there a how-to on building the trellis?
I didn’t plant a garden this year as my Hubz and I decided to take a month+ vacation and drive down from our home in Centralia WA to our home town, a suburb of New Orleans to visit family and friends as well as tend to some family business.
I typically plant 3 raised beds. One is 4’x4’x1’ but the true diminution is 4’x4’x24” but the bottom 12” is the rise from the ground. The other 2 are 8’x4’x12” (8’x4’x24”).
We’ve grown baby Broccoli, cauliflower, “coolapenos” (a not hot jalapeño), Japanese cucumbers, regular cucumbers, 4 varieties of tomatoes, kale, black berries, in strawberry pots, strawberries and pineberries.
A pine berry is a white “strawberry” that tastes like a pineapple.
We haven’t had much success with melons or pumpkins.
Once we find and purchase our next home I will be making bigger and deeper raised beds to grow root based veggies like, carrots, beets etc. we’ll also be trying the bucket method for taters.
I truly enjoy your videos. Your explanations are concise and you answer questions before one would ask!
Thx!
Blessings.
Thank you so much for watching!! Yep, they are Asian. They have the texture and taste very similar to cantaloupe. Yes, we have a video on how to build a Melon Trellis on our channel, check it out. They are really very simple to build. Enjoy your visit to the Big Easy👍
these look great, ya wouldnt happen to have some seeds i could get from you ??
Those are the cutest melons. Where did you get the seeds from? How long it took?
God Bless
carolinatropicalseeds.com/product/tiger-melon-seeds-25-seeds/
Hollis and Nancy. I’ve commented a few times and you guys are so great at responding I was wondering if I could pick your brain’s. One of my cantaloupes fell off the vine this morning as I was checking the plant and I thought oh maybe it’s ripe. It had the crackling skin and it was like half yellow cream color however it was green on the top part near the Vine but it fell off on its own so that means it may be ready to eat so I cut it open and it looks beautiful orange flash with a slight green near the rind I took a bite into it it wasn’t sweet at all it was nice and moist but the flavor was disgusting. I’ve been watering normally it has good fertilizer was wondering if you guys could maybe tell me if you’ve had issues growing melons
When my melons get close to ripe I cut way back on the water for a sweeter melon
Hollis & Nancy's Homestead so maybe stop watering them every day? Like once a week?
What do you use for squash bugs. I can't handle chemicals but really hope you have some ideas. Keep losing mine squash and cuccumbers
Spinosad
Amen
Wow. Am growing them now on an arched cattle panel trellis. So excited! Do you save the seeds?
We didn’t save any seeds because we were moving. For your Tigers, stop watering them when they are about the size of a baseball so they will sweeten better. To harvest, simply check the ground in the mornings, they will drop off the vine when they are fully ripe👍
Hollis & Nancy's Homestead THANKS! ❤️
I live around the Galveston Texas area and plan on planting these and some more melons, do I need to worry about how they are pollinated, did you have to pollinate the female flower yourself. Thanks
The bees will get the job done
Nice we still got some bees doing the nice work they going extinct as well
Great video may I ask where you bought your tiger melon seeds from.
carolinatropicalseeds.com/product/tiger-melon-seeds-25-seeds/
Hollis & Nancy's Homestead Thank You
Grew the Tiggers after watching your video a few months ago. They’re on a trellis and prolific! Problem! They are getting BIG - REALLY BIG and not turning orange. Couple are 1.5x the size of a softball! I moved some leaves back to it has more sun. Ideas!?
I’m here in Colorado - zone 5 and it is hotter than hades everyday! Most days it’s at least 90 or hotter.
The temp sounds perfect for these plants. I'm on my first batch, with only flowers at the moment. I won't pick them when they turn orange until the vine starts looking brown and keep the soil on the dry side. I think people are picking them too early and not allowing the sweetness to develop. Possibly in your case, the size is related to the heat that the plant seems to like. Why worry, the plant seems okay? Mine are in 3 gallon containers and spread wider daily over an overhead horizontal bungee net on my deck. Hope you wait and get delicious melons this year.
Hollis & ;Nancy, where can l get Tiger melon seeds? Are they the type see that l will need to mail order? Thank you for showing us!!!! Judie
carolinatropicalseeds.com/product/tiger-melon-seeds-25-seeds/
do you hold back on the water near harvest?
Yes. I completely stop watering when they get close. This will make them sweeter. They will drop off the vine when ready. Check the ground under your trellis each morning
Bengal Tiger???? Wow
How does this compare to a cantaloupe in texture and taste? Thanks for sharing!
Very similar
Can cantaloupe (Hales Best) & watermelon (Black Diamond) be grown on trellis as well?
Yes but you need to carefully insert the small fruit in an onion bag or panty hose and attach it to the trellis. The fruit will mature inside the bag
Where do you buy these seeds? Could cantaloupe be grown this way as well?
Johnnys seeds. Yes for the cantaloupe
are these like a honeydew melon or more like a sweet cucumber? Glad to hear the homestead is coming along. Take care of yourselves.
Very similar in texture and taste to a cantaloupe
Nice! I noticed that you leave the foliage to brown. I usually obsess over pruning the heck out of mine. Smh
Once it shows fruit the vine is not long for this world
Hollis & Nancy, While cleaning out my large garden box, I found lots of seeds that I never use. 😱. Some are from 2015 and some are more current, are they any good? How do you store your seeds?
I usually don’t keep seeds more than two years. However, that doesn’t mean your seeds are no good. The germination rates decreases each year. I keep mine in a coffee can in the refrigerator.
I have melon seeds we have saved since 2008 from our great grandma in a envelope in our hutch. Germination rate was ok last year every year I wonder if they aren't going to work lol but they do. I also have bags of old random seeds from family members so far non of them have completely failed me. So basicly i save everything I don't try to keep seed for years. However I don't waste it either and I incorporate old seed each year along with the new.
If you're saving seeds are you worried about cross pollination with the two varieties planted so closely together?
If saving seeds separate your trellises 25 feet apart
Did you attach the plant to the trellis with something or the plant did it by itself ?
I help it along until it gets established with binders twine
How is your new homestead going?
Working very hard on it. Actually starting to make some progress now. It takes a lot to show a little difference because it is so big.
I would love if you talked a bit more about watering in your videos!
Watering is different for everyone depending upon the conditions of your particular area. There is no generic schedule for watering. The best thing I can tell you is; water your plants to keep the soil moist not saturated. You want to do your watering in the early mornings so the ground has all day to dry out. Water the ground not the leaves. If your area is very hot, you may need to water twice per day and of course this depends on your soil conditions. Check you soil with your finger to see if it is moist. Dig down one shovel deep and check the soil moisture. Add water accordingly until you figure out what if the best watering schedule for your area