So last year's experiment was not successful. I planted the melons on mounds in raised beds. I didn't give them any kind of covering protection and they just stayed as 4 leaves, sulking, until the first frost. I didn't get a single flower!
But this year I manged to find a brand of large cloche that hasn't blown away, and I planted the melons and watermelons on mounds inside. And one variety is flowering - Golden Jenny!
I had the two in the photo under the cloche until yesterday, but we're in the middle of a heat wave so I removed it. The other varieties I am trying out haven't flowered yet so are still under their cloches.
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