Wee little watermelons and cantaloupe have begun to appear in the #garden! These are probably my favorite things to grow in the summer...
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Not my favourite to grow, but when they are ready ill probably tell you they are my favourite. 🍉🍈
I kinda like aggressive vines. They feel more alive than static little shrubberies that don't grow much from day to day. You turn your back on melon or cucumber or squash plants, and they'll grow a foot or two before you turn back around. There's a slow-motion sea monster vibe to coming out to the garden every day and seeing where they've sent new tendrils and what they've latched onto.
My main problem is I'm never willing to give them all the space they really want to take up, telling myself every year that I'll do a better job of controlling and directing their chaotic growth. Then suddenly it's June and I've got a watermelon growing eight feet up in a peach tree and cucumbers slowly engulfing the entire garden like a very un-frightening horror movie.
I grew gourds once. That was a horror flick! Cool plants but unbelieveable vigor
That little watermelon from a few days ago is quickly shedding it's "wee" status. It's quadrupled in size. At the current rate of expansion, my calculations suggest it will be approximately the size of an Airbus A340 by the end of June, and nearly the diameter of Earth's moon by August.
