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carolecuttingitfine

Mother of 4 and enthusiastic novice gardener trying to tame an inherited wilderness in rural Devon - all advice/help gratefully received😀

Cucumis melo 'Arava'

  • Season Icon Early AutumnEarly Autumn 2016
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carolecuttingitfine

#melon #gyo shocked I managed to grow this! 😊😋🍉🍉

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tina

Wow well done 😋🤗

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charlotte

Wow. That's amazing. Well done

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charlottejhurst

Ooh well done 😊

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rhododendronmad

Brilliant!

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brightcolours

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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mich

Oh well done Carole that's fab! 👍👏👏

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hobnob

Wow well done..bet it will taste fabulous 😊

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  • Season Icon Early AutumnEarly Autumn 2016
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carolecuttingitfine

Grew these #melons from a seed from a supermarket one! Now I don't know if they are ready or not #advice please!

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godfreye

They look great🤗

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clickchick

Fabulous 😘

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carolecuttingitfine

Thanks @godfreye and @clickchick Might just sacrifice one to check!

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littleproverbs

@carolecuttingitfine sounds odd but give them a sniff and if they smell sweet they'll be nearly ready...🤔 the other thing to do is tap them with your knuckle and if it sounds hallow u r good to go

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carolecuttingitfine

Perfect thank you @littleproverbs I'm back out to the greenhouse now!!

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AcornBank

Wow amazing

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juliesgarden

👌👏👏

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brightcolours

Impressive! #honeydew #aretheyripe

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rachelbrooks

Have absolutely no idea 😁 but that's very impressive Carol 👍🏼

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hayleyaj

@carolecuttingitfine wow get you!!! Is this in the greenhouse?👏👏👏😃😃😃

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carolecuttingitfine

Yes @hayleyaj just treated them like green house cucumbers! @littleproverbs I've had a sniff (😂😂) and a tap and I think I'll leave them a bit longer thank you for the #advice

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carolecuttingitfine

#melon #gyo #firsttimegrowing excited to find some of these in the greenhouse today whilst hacking the leaves off the tomatoes 🤗🍈

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Martin68

@carolecuttingitfine wow. Are they easy to grow?

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carolecuttingitfine

Just treated them the same as the cucumbers next to them in the greenhouse, plenty of water, feed once a week, and Bamboo and twine supports! First time I've tried, however think it may be getting a bit late for them to grow to full size!? Watch this space @Martin68

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