End of July Greenhouse Tour: Thriving Summer Plants Despite Other Garden Setbacks

[@raincoast9010]

The crops look great!

[@MontanaMidValleyFarm]

Thanks!

[@raincoast9010]

Using the cattle panels is a really good idea.

[@MontanaMidValleyFarm]

Thanks! I forgot to mention it’s very easy to trellis on the cattle panels and not demanding with weaving them through.

[@tobeharvey]

Charles Dowding grows melons in his greenhouse by growing them vertically.

[@MontanaMidValleyFarm]

I’ll have to look into that. That’s a great thought! We should have went vertical.

[@danburke261]

I'm in se Montana. I've had decent luck growing watermelon in a small space by only letting the lead vine grow, pruning off all suckers, and then letting only one watermelon grow on each plant. Once I'm sure I've gotten a fruit I prune the vine tip so all the energy goes to the fruit. This also greatly reduces the space needed. Last year I got eight small to medium watermelons all grown in one 3x6 raised bed. The varieties included Malali, Desert King, Early Moonbeam, and Leelanau Sweetglo.

[@MontanaMidValleyFarm]

That is very helpful! Thanks for the advice and insight!

[@arbucklesadventures6784]

I do well in Billings, growing Mini Love watermelons

[@MontanaMidValleyFarm]

Thanks for the suggestion! How do they taste?

[@arbucklesadventures6784]

@@MontanaMidValleyFarm Excellent. I did have one two years ago that was super bitter. Other than that, all have been tasty