I've started harvesting my melons! I plucked one last week and ate it on monday but you could taste it was taken from the mother plant a few days too early. I then plucked several yesterday and these were just right. The biggest ones weighed 3kgs! I tasted one of those 3kg-ers, and boy were they sweet and full of sugar. I hear that if melons are watered too much they become watery but not sweet, but if they are watered sparingly, they develop a sweetness that is excrutiating! I guess I have my water problems to thank for my sweet melons.
The neighbour who gives me water from his borehole has been acting up, even denying me water for a whole week, not to mention a time when the water pump had broken down for two weeks. In the end though, the result is some sweet fruits. However, this has also led to some plant losses as some were not as strong without the water on those occassions it was missing. Things on the water front have stabilized a bit and I'm looking forward to an uninterrupted supply. Though now I know better than to over-water them.
If you see me around, ask me for a melon especially now that the sun is hotter than July itself. Have a thirsty week :)
