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Old July 18, 2007   #9
feldon30
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Originally Posted by the999bbq View Post
my blacktails fell of the plant premature... I'm going to stick to melons (vertical) they seem to self-support better, they weigh less ...

I read somewhere that a melon is ripe when there is a crack where the stem is connected to the fruit ... it is ready to come of
Pretty sure you're going to need to support any melon bigger than a small canteloupe type with pantyhose or some other webbing, netting, etc. The vines alone cannot support 10+ lbs.
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