Cantaloupe Harvest - Are They Ripe?
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- It's time to harvest my cantaloupes... Are they ripe? Check out the video to see how my cantaloupe harvest went.
So - With the whitefly problem and the heat and the rabbits, I needed to pull off one of my cantaloupes. After harvesting the first one, I decided to go ahead and harvest the 2nd one as well - since it was 2 weeks older.
I gave them the slip test and the smell and feel test - they passed all three so I was ready to cut them open and take a look!
❤ Subscribe for more Free Gardening Tips and Videos: goo.gl/f3D2tj
Playlist link: • Growing Watermelon And...
After posting the growing Cantaloupe and Watermelon video back in late January, it seems that many viewers are interested in their progress.
In this video, I'll catch you up on the cantaloupes (as well as a surprise from one of them!) and sometime in the next episode or two maybe I'll have some watermelon to show off as well!
The cantaloupe seeds were pulled from a cantaloupe I purchased at Sprouts so we'll see how they grow and how they taste!
Thanks for watching!
If interested in connecting with me on other social media networks, here's my links below:
/ robbackyardgardenerr
/ robbackyardgardenerr
plus.google.co...
/ robbackyardgardenerr
![[ TEASER ] เงาะป่า - วงL.กฮ. | TMG RECORD](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/M4ObdFfcPww/mqdefault.jpg)
I plan on continuing this series until the Watermelon Harvest and as long as the other cantaloupe vines are still alive - perhaps a late season harvest once the whiteflies and the heat dies down? Thanks for joining me on their journey!
Rob Backyard Gardenerr keep it up you are doing really good I am growing some of my owned melon but they just started so I have to wait but when I watched your vids you you tell me like how to take care of them and the cup like what's when it's ready thing so that's why I like your channel and that's why I subscribe keep it up good job
Vlogger Bros That's really cool! Thanks for the kind words and for watching! Good luck with yours!
Hi Rob: Here are few of my tips on growing cantaloupes. I am in Toronto, ON, area. Pretty north from you, but the key is the heat. I know you have very hot temperature as well, but from your videos your patch seems to be covered with shades. I am surprised you can get some fruits to set. I grow my patch against a red brick wall facing south with no tree shades. All open. I also use seeds from grocery bought cantaloupes. I also wrap them with grocery nettings. So Tip 1 is if you can get more direct sun onto your patch the better. Tip 2: whenever you are checking on them visually, also check them by smell. Animals do that, they know which ones are ripe. I don't rely on the slip method. When the fragrance is quite pronounced, yet the stem is not ready to slip yet, and the summer days are almost over, I just cut the stem, and keep the fruit in the garage to finish ripening. On good years, I can harvest 20 some cantaloupes, with some 12-15 really sweet and edible ones. Last year cucumber beetles found my patch. Even with the devastation, I harvested 6-7. Tip 3:
Dorothy Fu Thank you very much for the great tips! It was my first year trying them and I believe your tips will help me a lot next year! Thanks again!
Hey! Im from the Toronto area too. Im trying for the first time to grow melons, right now they are little sprouts and inside, obviously. But I was wondering how to grow them in toronto climate, because we don't get a long growing season. Thank you!
Thanks for your reply. Most helpful to me.
@@RobBackyardGardenerrme too
Rob this is FANTASTIC! Thank you for putting this together. The MOST informative cantaloupe melon videos I’ve watched.
They looked exceptionally delicious! So glad you are saving seeds from them 😊
Little Bean's Garden thank you Lil Bean. I'm glad I saved seeds too. I'm hoping for better luck next year in getting lots more melons!
Watched the whole series and learned a lot, but it wasn't until I got to this last video that I realized that you didn't just teach us to grow Cantiis n Mels; you taught us patience and perseverance! THANK YOU! I needed that.
Beautiful
Hey! I just wanted to let you know that these videos are really helping me in growing watermelon!!
Very Nice,
I tried the float tip on some seeds I saved and wound up getting sprouts that I planted and soon I hope to have some cantaloupe
I loved your cantaloupe series, a definite subscribe for me.
Looks great! I'm pretty jealous. I planted mine from seed at the end of May and still don't have any female flowers. Healthy vines and tons of males, but they're all very lonely. This is my first garden so I'm not sure what to do or if I'll get anything out of it this year. It was nice seeing that it's not impossible. Thanks for the series!
Bearded & Bored The male flowers show up first and fast. The females are slow but they will start about a month after males. Good luck!
That looks great!!
Addie Christensen Thank you Addie!
Yay, I'm so happy for you that all your hard work paid off. Looks so delish! And what a lovely seed harvest too. Congrats!
Nina Christensen Thanks Nina! They taste absolutely delicious and despite having so much flesh, they had tons of good seeds too!
Are you certain you need to remove and dry the seeds from the pulp? I grew tomatoes from overripe scraps slices-goowey pulp and all-and they produced great strong plants (6-14in tall so far after transplanting deep in garden bed.). Seems like some fruit benefit from the nutrients in the pulp (while also being able to flourish if eaten by a rabbit and left out to dry and germinate from rabbit compost). We tossed (composted) some cantaloupe seeds pulp and all. (Found your video to confirm what type of seedlings they are.) The 2-5inch seedlings look great/strong; now, I'll try to transplant them without harming their tender fragile roots; hope to at least salvage 2-10 plants from the 50 seedlings. Ever use golden compost tea (urine: rich in Nitrogen N/7, Potassium K/19 Phosphorus P/15) in your garden?
great looking cantaloupe. your right, nothing like store bought.
Hopkins' Tiny Garden Thanks! I wish I had several more!
Making my mouth water! I have a vine that sprang forth from my compost earlier this year, so it now identifies as a cantaloupe plant lol. I support it!
Wow I just found ur channel amazingg!!!
Thanks Lady Gardener!
Hey .. everyone Moniee-Mon, is listening thanks for the info vedios keep doing what'cha do best God bless ya!.
Isn't that a beautiful sight??
Kranca2000 Yes!!!
Looks awesome, Rob!
Khang Starr Thanks Khang! How's those watermelons coming along? 😊
Thanks for the videos. Very informative. And your crop looked yummy. question: did the plants that did the best like the full sun and how much did you water them? And did you use fertilizer?
Amber Kabacinski partial sun to full sun. On the hot days the leaves drooped a bit but perked up at night and on less hot days did well. I fertilized after the flowers started to drop.
Gotta love the payoff from your patients!
Beautiful, thanks for your videos
I don;t think I ever heard you say the cantaloupes were sweet? Everything but. Definitely ripe, juicy...... Was it sweet?
Debbie LoCicero Yes! Very sweet. Sorry!
Not sure if u bit or swallowed😂 the sound😂
smells wonderful..... making me hungry!
Monica Brimm They were awesome! Looking forward to finishing them off real soon!
Sorry I must have hit something... Tip 3: I hand pollinate with a brush in the beginning to start the process early. Tip 4: I think if you covered your soil with some plastic sheeting it might reduce the insect infestation considerably.
I'm setting myself up for disappointment by watching your cantaloupe harvest video! I've got 4 cantaloupes the size of tennis balls right now and I'm already watching you dig into your super juicy ones. I'm going to be so sad if mine turns out bland and sad LOL.
MW S how’d they turnout!
Your cantaloupe looked great! I have 8 cantaloupe growing currently and I can't wait to harvest the first one. It seems like they're taking forever to ripen.
Good Morning Rob
what a fun video. I really am happy for you that the cantaloupe came out tasting so good. This was a really enjoyable video. Now to do some more :)
have a great day Rob
deezie
Great job on the cantaloupe. Hope your watermelons come out that good.
does your plant die after the fruit is ready? or it wilts because its not in season anymore?
Hi i leave a nee comment for u i'm trying to grow passion fruit in my small garden but i'm dither thats start growing in my area i am from iran, isfahan and our weather in city is dry and warm u think it can survive in my area and start fruiting? I really love to grow om plants that not found in my area like mango ( i try that and its start growing and now its about 25cm tall) or somthing like that my name is mohammad u can call me by that tanx for reading and your really good chanel my english is not good sorry for my amateur and bad english typing
They looked delicious! You've inspired me to grow some myself
I like this growing series,,it gave me the idea to grow them off the ground,,good set of videos 👍🏼
One last thing. The seed harvest is my absolute favorite part of the process. Tons of food for another day when I might absolutely need it!!!
I picked 2 the other day but I’m scared to cut open 😂. I’ve got plenty more on the vine. More than I could ever eat.
What if you pick them before they smell like cantaloupe
I was think of growning some in my greenhouse this year but these videos kinda puts me off. That was a large area for two melons.
Its beautiful. Congrats
Gorgeous 😋Well done👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I love your videos for sure. Awesome, hope my melons looks like yours soon.
Just like cheese. The worse they smell the better they taste.
Is it sweet? U didnt mention that
Kamile Robinson it was very sweet!
Nice to know. I am planting cantaloupe myself and i cnt wait to see how it turns out. I watched all your cantaloupe videos and i am inspired. Thanks for sharing.
Looks delicious!
I had a plant grow up in the middle of my lettuce ---I thought it was a pumpkin.
But now I can see I have several cantaloupes growing, a couple getting towards normal harvest size! I'm excited!
Good to see I need to wait some more before harvest.
I'll plan to save some seeds and try again next year.
Thanks for the informative video.
Awesome! I love cantaloupe👍🏼
Gardening with Aloha! Thank you Cheryl!
Those look great. Congrats
Jeff Kitch Thank you Jeff. So glad I got to eat a couple!
Rob Backyard Gardenerr what's up with the watermelon?
Excellent job brother
Nice work!
Vaughn Malecki Thanks Vaughn!
What variety?
TheBzybees Not exactly sure of the variety. They were taken from some store bought ones my wife picked up and weren't labeled. I'll try to see what the local grocer we bought them from refers to them as. Thanks for watching!
Love the video!:)
Cali Girl209 Thank you!
+Rob Backyard Gardenerr You're Welcome! :)