I’m thrilled to share that the “romanced” winter melon is indeed growing as a fruit now. Here it is just two days after my last report: And it looks like it is going into the exponential growth stage! I have … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fruiting vine
Ah, finally… The butternut pumpkin vine seems to have settled in to the permanent location under the mango tree. It has been promising flowers for about 3 weeks, growing buds but then aborting them. I knew that all I needed … Continue reading
You’ve guessed it – it’s time to talk about the Butternut pumpkin plants. Thankfully, it’s not all mumbles and grumbles this time. In case you’ve forgotten, we have two butternut plants right now. The first is quite matured, having been … Continue reading
It was too good to be true. All the cucurbitaceae plants I’ve grown have gone through what I like to call Braxton Hicks contractions – they keep practising before the plants successfully set fruit and get to harvest. So, I … Continue reading