The newest female winter melon bud on the left and the first developing fruit on the right!

Well I can’t quite believe it, but it looks like the very first female winter melon flower has set fruit!

It’s been a week since we first spotted the female flower, and the fruit is still on the vine. The petals have dried up, the fruit is still green (and not yellowing), and it appears to be growing bigger!

So it’s safe to say that the first winter melon of our second-generation plants is on its way.

A closer look at the First Fruit! I’ll be happy with whatever size it grows to, but I have to admit I’m dreaming of Chawanmushi’s 20kg winter melon and hoping this fruit tends in that direction…

I say “first” because less than a foot away on the same vine is the next female flower bud! It may not set fruit since there’s already one fruit growing, but I’m sure going to feed the plant well to help it keep up its strength!

I wonder how long the second vine will take to start budding?

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