Cucumis melo 'Emir'

Two baby melons have ripened! I never thought I could grow melons in Northern Ireland in an unheated greenhouse. #gyo #melon

Well done!

Wow . That's great.

Wow, well done 👏🍉🍈

Thank you ladies! @pelly @charlotte @joanboston

Melon update. All five plants are growing like triffids. Lots of teeny melons but this is the biggest. I cut back a lot of the flowering stems to try and concentrate on getting some decent sized fruit. Need some more heat!

Melon plants bearing fruit! I can see three and loads more flowers. Anyone out there any experience of melons? Should I cut stems back or remove any flowers?

Never grown melons but guessing you treat them like a courgette or squash. So I'd leave the flowers on

Thank you Charlotte @charlotte

Flowers on my Emir melon plants. Growing melons for the first time. A bit daunting. They’re doing very well. Any tips?

@jendren … me too 👍🏻 keep the slugs off 🐌😂

I hadn’t thought of slugs Julie. 🕵️‍♀️ @juliesgarden