Growing Cantaloupes From Seed, Episode 2

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

New series. It'll be about my progress with the watermelons and the cantaloupes this year. Are you growing melons this year? If so, which varieties? I hope you enjoy!

[@whocanitbeifitaintme]

Rob Backyard Gardenerr I put some seeds in a pot just to see what it would do and it did start to grow. I know it most likely will not produce because it was in mid August when I did it but I most definitely will be growing alot more things next year and years to come.

[@barbibutton9619]

Yes but last year my cantelope rotted while still growing. The vines were healthy, the cantelope looked good and I did get most of them off the ground. Idk what happened.

[@barbibutton9619]

If you come them onto string/rope, can u leave the vines up when the cantelope get big? Will the rope hold the melons ?

[@herotothevillain5379]

Growing Cantelopes and Baby Watermelons myself...

[@jay-quannathan8585]

@@whocanitbeifitaintme How grow melon

[@darleneworthey3735]

My first time growing cantaloupe 😊but am gonna give it a go. Thank You for sharing your plants.

[@alanamakaya5752]

WOW!! Thank you so much!!I had a mystery plant growing in my backyard with no clue what it was, but looks almost exactly like yours! Thanks for solving the mystery!

[@amanifayez4682]

I'm here for the same reason 😂 But I have a question, my cantaloupes are on the ground. Would they get rotten by watering the ground? What should I do?

[@TheMisanthropeLives]

My wife used to make cantaloupe jam. It was everyone's favorite. On toast with fresh farm eggs from the night before. Loved it.

[@jennhoff03]

Yum! I've never heard of that, but it sounds delicious!

[@rocio2917]

Excellent close ups with the camera! Also great perspective against your fingers and hands. Thank you!!

[@gladysmartinez-cisneros3781]

Very awesome video!! I didn't know anything about male/female flowers!! I threw a rotten cantaloupe last year 2017 in my garden and now its blooming with lots of flowers!!! Thanks so much!! I pray and hope that I can harvest and I will keep you posted!!

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Gladys Martinez looking forward to hearing about how yours does!!

[@erigo91]

how did it go?

[@abbie2615]

Did you harvest any?

[@anactorslife3729]

My cantaloupe plants are also going crazy! I dried out some cantaloupe seeds myself and threw them in a couple of 21" diameter pots (about16" deep) with a soil consisting of potting mix, mushroom compost, my own compost, and a little organic manure. They are in a sun shade mix all day and growing up some tomato cages. I have some bumblebees helping pollinate them and currently have about 15 melons the size of baseballs in July. Couldn't be happier! I built mesh tables for them to rest on off the ground and they are loving the air circulation as well as a platform to rest the fruit if needed. I was looking to prune them to either increase the size of the fruit or flavor. Not sure I need to but from what I'm learning about pruning leaves is that it yields better fruit. What are your thoughts on this? Nice garden by the way. I should start posting videos of my garden. I have a kale explosion! Spinach is not growing for some reason. I have tried from seedling 3 times this year. They die shortly after sprouting. Too hot I think. I am in a suburb of Chicago. Anyway, thanks!

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

David McNulty I have found that pruning the leaves yields better fruit as well. But I only pruned the diseased or distressed leaves, never took off healthy ones. You should definitely record your garden if not only for yourself to see but for any learnings as well! Happy Gardening David!

[@ZombieDeer]

This is exactly what I needed. I planted some myself earlier in the year and I know I'm approaching the month I was given for when they would be grown, I knew it required the plants fertilizing each other but I didn't know the specifics and what I should look for. I just hope mine will pollinate each other even though I've not seen many butterflies or bees in my back yard yet.

[@qhines9272]

Thank you, this information is so vital right now,given our current situation

[@carlosjr.delira1797]

I like your cantaloupe garden ,my and I are trying it out with watermelons and cantaloupes and learning about it . we have one tiny watermelon ,we have a lot to learn . like your videos!

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Thanks Carlos!

[@alanamakaya7152]

yours is the best video ive found. thx so much

[@christophermichael.w.7577]

I'm growing cantaloupe in 3 different places in the garden. I had previously been concentrating on growing citrus trees so I found growing cantaloupe to be pretty easy.The plants have grown fast.

[@JamesSmith-pt8dy]

Hey .. everyone Moniee-Mon, is listening thanks for the info vedios keep doing what'cha do best God bless ya!.

[@trinitri9345]

This was very helpful...good video!! Thanks!

[@JamesSmith-pt8dy]

Good job , I'm right behind ya 😇💞🙏💪

[@AgainstDaWall]

I have three surprise plants growing since I tossed some scraps on the south side/front of my house early this summer. I'm here because two melons that are on the grass are getting brown lines/striations on them and was looking for some info. I put a board under them and straightened their stalks out, the stalks looked soaked. Maybe they were staying too wet on the grass or I should only water at the base of the plant not all over, I don't know. Seeds came from a store melon from Honduras or Guatemala, but they're growing up here in Winnipeg, a month late!! Enjoying your video...thank you!

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

How do the leaves look? Are they healthy? Remember that cantaloupes do like full sun so be sure that the vine is getting enough sunlight and water. Most melons don't like topical watering so try to avoid that if possible, but I'm also curious as to how much grass they are sitting on?

[@AgainstDaWall]

Leaves look great. Vines look great. They are on the south side with full on sun. I stopped watering all over, only at the base of the plants! It seems getting them off the ground and onto the boards has helped. The melons that got the brown striations were on grass (my front lawn), but now on boards. The grass they were on is healthy because I have been watering around there. The rest of my lawn is parched from the lack of rain. Also, the very first melon that appeared was on mud (not with the ones on the grass) and has rot on it's bottom from sitting on the wet mud (?), but it still looks great otherwise (also, now put on a board and that helped). I really appreciate your enthusiasm and for responding. We are in a heat wave in Winnipeg so this may be an unusual circumstance where I might get some ripe tropical melons in the north, even though they started a month late! Again, thank you so much for your videos.

[@ronburrelljr7077]

wow incredible growth on them, so they grow like this i have to use like a pole or something to let them grow up on next year cool videos appreciate the tips drom them

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Ron Burrell Jr You can grow them on the ground or vertically. I have rabbits and rodents so I grow them somewhat vertically.

[@RERK8]

Didn't realize that cantaloupe is part of the Squash family. Your garden looks like a larger version of my two potted cucumber plants which also have slightly thin windy stem and bud with yellow flowers. Thanks for sharing this. I'm also growing cantaloupe from seed and they are sprouting nicely.

[@verawallace9055]

Thanks, I ordered some seeds yesterday, so now am curious to see the how it's done, and what to expect,

[@charlenestewart7395]

Do I have to manually pollinate the female flower? I am so new to this. Help

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

If you don’t have pollinators buzzing around then I would.

[@EllenSonnier]

Can you prune leaves on cantaloupe plants?

[@Joniz123zsty]

Do cantaloupe need support such as watermelon needs? Like from the "stem" between the fruit and the vine so it doesn't break off

[@sandymiranda7855]

What is the purpose of the littles vines , my cantaloupe just started sprouting some and I don't know what it means ?

[@annwithaplan9766]

sandy miranda - If it's what I think they are, they should be the vines that need to attach themselves to the fence (or whatever else is there). Beans do that, too. When the vines came out in my beans I put them next to my lattice so they could grab on and wrap around it and keep growing. My melons aren't at that stage yet. : )

[@sandymiranda7855]

@@annwithaplan9766 thanks for the reply , it was really useful !!

[@annwithaplan9766]

@@sandymiranda7855 - You're welcome. : )

[@shavetter1271]

Wow nice I did they same things from seeds and a organic plant. It's my first time growing my plant look like that with flowers. I was wondering what to look for in growth now I do! Wow just thumbs up and just subscribed lug it ❤. New meaning to veggies and fruit and not store brought.

[@raycut8]

What did you do about the ants Got the same problem

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

raycut8 I used those disposable ant trap hotels on the fire ants, but the black ants I left alone.

[@raycut8]

Thanks

[@Mel-dm4ko]

Are u able to tell which seedling is male or female so u can plant them side by side ?? what if u have all female plants ??

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Mel Yalimaitoga The cantaloupes I grew had both male and female flowers. They started with all male flowers and then produced both - I believe this is common among all vining fruit.

[@pavelaevii6687]

Hi .it is a hermafrodite like all cucubitaceas. From every seed grows a plant that gives many boy flowers for each girl flower. Good luck

[@pushpabhatia6154]

Wow lovely cantaloupes how n when n what fertilizers r u going to put in y plant coz even my fruit is setting same as y fruit wish I could show u the picture it is ok to put seaweed or calcium in the soil n come neem spray or EM microbial spray thank u soo much for sharing 👏👏🤗

[@martieharakal3598]

Thanks for your info. My first time with squash n cantelope.

[@tcockheran7070]

Hi I have a cantalope and now honey dew melons growing but I didn't know how to get them to vine up and how to cut them back.

[@jimmiepritchard3009]

Love your page. I have learn so much from your page

[@Kbeato62]

Wow! Great job!!! Thanks!

[@KarlitoUlbochito]

how did you pollinate the cantaloupe female flowers?.. do they self pollinate?..

[@sweetalma]

Beautiful cantaloupes

[@venturedreams140]

Have u ever thought about property to grow veggies and fruits? And selling them?

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

novice vids I plan on starting a homestead in the next few years so yes - it’s my goal for sure!

[@pushpabhatia6154]

Wow lovely cantaloupe so green nice plant what fertilizer have u used n when please lemn coz mine have small little tiny fruit but they turn yellow n fall off I tried to hand pollinate but didn’t succeeded 😢

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Pushpa Bhatia once they start to flower you should feed a fertilizer with higher amounts of calcium and potassium versus nitrogen. A young Vine will drop a lot of it’s initial potential fruits but will hold them as it matures.

[@malekmalouka305]

Do female flowers grow simultaneously with the male ones?

[@alextynes9782]

Question- is that two cantaloupe trees?

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Yes it was

[@alextynes9782]

Rob Backyard Gardenerr i plants tons, yet mines doesn’t have running vines and has already male flowers on them, no female flowers for pollination as yet, I’m curious do they still produce fruits if the tree don’t have running vines and is still a small plant?

[@a9029k]

My cantaloupes themselves seem to be doing okay but the leaves on the plants are turning yellow/brown.. should I pick them off? Could it be the heat (low 90s)? Overwatering? Underwatering? Pest/disease? How do I know?

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

K L it’s heat. I’d prune them off.

[@chellerettler2764]

Do you have a guesstimate of when you see the little cantaloupes, how long it takes for them to mature?

[@harryjohnson5118]

Are vine borers possible with cantaloupe? I have read they are but not sure. I've never had borers on my cucumber plants but I have had them to kill my squash and zucchini plants.

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

I don’t see them on melons or cucumbers either

[@kskerrysmiles]

Great vid! Great camera shots!!! Thank you!

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Fun Haulin & Deals you are most welcome and thank you!

[@bubblegreen8811]

probably a dumb question but can you plant those dead female flowers that did not get pollinated?

[@TheRoguelement]

Hey bob with Honey bee's in such short supply .. at least up here . Can we pollinate our melons manually ??? {By hand}

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Michael Laverty Yes. Take the male flower and dab it against the female flowers.

[@ricardo713]

Can you induce pollinating the flowers yourself?

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Yes - I try but the bees work best of course

[@lindaparker6102]

Beautiful garden , thank you

[@shamsgardeningcrafts]

Hi rob are you grow melons this year, am trying to grow melons in hydroponic this year in the uk, iv already started my seedlings and transferd it into my main reservoir hopefully this year I should have melons👍

[@terryankevmiller470]

Beautiful plant

[@montassarharhouri1166]

thank you very much for sharing, how many plants are they ?

[@jonbfrom254]

I got my mine growing on bamboo trellis and I got softball size

[@theroxygirl731]

So I'm not an experienced garder. I love in a condo townhouse and have a small garden. Last year I ate the best melon ever and decided to plant all the seeds. I've been weeding my garden and pulling out unknown sprouts and then after working a lot of overtime for 2 weeks realized I have some vines growing where I buried those seeds. So I have no idea what I'm doing. Is every vine coming out of the ground a different plant or are they all connected? Can I move a couple? The area they are in is very small and if each vine coming out of the soil is going to be a different plant they won't have any room to grow? I'd really appreciate any advice. Thank you!

[@jibbyjackjones8207]

beautiful, any fertilizers???

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Jibbyjack Jones Yes. I am using a mix of blood and bone meal for them. Thank you for asking and for watching.

[@mp1757ify]

Very nice fruit

[@18mofako]

so glad i found this video... i ate a cantaloupe and just out of curiosity tried to see if I could grow something lol....and low and behold theyve been growing fast.... and I now see what u mean about the flowers... i have some skinny ones and a few fat ones. had no idea what the diff between male and female was lol. And also glad u pointed out the ants... ive been noticing them on my plants...didn't know it if was good or bad

[@jennifercooley3313]

How long is best to keep my cantaloupe seeds in the Ziploc in the paper towels? I'm only doing 6 seeds because it's my first time with Seeds from store bought fruit, & some of the seeds started to sprout, it's only been like 3 days so far??

[@graceelm6070]

My canteloupe plant's leaves are small. They have male flowers now. What can I do to help my plants?

[@cathyjackson5441]

Thank you for sharing.

[@juliusnathan5054]

How do I get rid of the ants if I do decide to grow cantaloupes? And how may fruits does one plant produce.

[@philiplim2718]

How long does it take to fruit from the time of seed germinating?

[@samn106]

Great video.

[@786alvina]

After how many times from planting the fruit comes..plz plz reply...as mine has 2 months old

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Alvina Kamil it takes about 4 months

[@whocanitbeifitaintme]

Germination time? How many seeds was used in that patch? Just 1?

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

HATSHEPSUT REINCARNATED 2 seeds.

[@nancymiller349]

Help! My cantaloupe Vines are ridiculously long but no flowers and it's been about a month-and-a-half since I planted the seeds. My guess if I can untangle them the vines are probably over 12 feet long. Still no flowers anywhere on any of them. What am I doing wrong? The Vines are so green and Lush I look beautiful and healthy. I want my cantaloupe. Where are the flowers? I said a month and a half but it's probably closer to two months ago

[@legenoayers.powerofprayert8653]

How longer cantaloupe 🍈 come up

[@pattychirieleison7605]

My plants had a lot of flowers male and female but keep on dying what can I do

[@fredricklogan7256]

Great job on growing the cantaloupe my wife and I have started a garden for the first time and we're just putting a couple things in it but one thing I wanted in mind was cantaloupe I am a very big fan of cantaloupe it's my favorite fruit I know when you start your supposed to start it out of the garden for like 6 weeks and once it gets going then you transpot you know put it back to put it in your garden from a pot my question is how many seeds do I need to put in per hole if you would respond to my message I would appreciate it thank you very much

[@jennifercooley3313]

I've been doing research on this myself & I came across a website that said One seed can produce 6-8 cantaloupes on a vine, but once you collect your harvest & the vine dies that's it for that plant it doesn't come back the next year & you have to replant it again from scratch..

[@somethingelse4424]

I assume you mean in the pot indoors? Seeds are cheap, so I usually put 3 or 4 seeds spaced out a few inches in each pot. Keep the soil moist and warm. When you get sprouts, let them go for a while and pick the best looking one. Pull out the rest and discard or separate them into different containers. Basically, my strategy is to start two or three times more seeds than I intend to grow to maturity, and pick the fastest growing or healthiest looking one in each container. Don't put more than one seed in the same hole though, it will be difficult to separate them if they both sprout... Unless you are just going to snip away all the extra ones around your favorite.

[@PeachKeki]

so excited for the harvest one day. 😊

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Me too!!!!!

[@kujo82]

Do you need to have a trellis when growing them? I have some plants at the moment and had a trellis but decided to take it out. Is it necessary?

[@Irrelevance_]

Can flies pollinate a cantaloupe?

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Death Destroyer I don’t see why it’s not possible.

[@amanhyira474]

Thanks for sharing, live learnt so much. How did you get rid of the ants eating all the pollen?

[@donnaarcilla4359]

I have cantalope too but my problem are leaves turning brown, what do u think i should do?

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Check for white fly. Be sure they have plenty of water and air flow.

[@jazzyapplesauceyeah9596]

How do you keep the ants out?

[@thomas4723]

So either mine weren’t pollinated or mine are pumpkins

[@10akeenan]

How long was it from your original video for your seedlings to grow this large?

[@pavelaevii6687]

Congrats .you have an extra thumbup i wached your vid to see if they can be grown up the ground since the space is only suet for that.Owsom job bud.

[@anthonydomingo2694]

I just cut up a cantaloupe is it too late to start and if not do I dry out the seed before I put them into ziplock backs to grow their roots? It’s my first time

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

No it's a good time to plant them!

[@J__C__]

I had cucumbers and cantaloupe just appear under my tree about 6 weeks ago. Getting cantaloupe finally. And ants. For some reason, there's ants EVERYWHERE. Not sure what to do. I'm not a gardener lol.

[@gladysmartinez-cisneros3781]

T R here is an awesome and safe remedy: 1/2 cup dawn dish soap,, 1/2 cup cooking oil and 5 cups vinegar. Add all ingredients in a dollar tree spray bottle. Spray all those critters and Walla problem solved!!!! Try it! It will work in minutes! Not hours or days!! You can even used it in your home!!!

[@dottimerritt9306]

Will somebody please tell me how often to water? I have not heard it in any of these videos and I need some help! Thank you

[@caroleeomack92]

Hey Rob I grew my one potted canteloupe and all I can see is a fruit the size of a pea lots of flower both genders ( unless mine are gay) 😜but it seems to be a halt what to do?

[@dawnwr30]

Where do you live? As in what state? I live in PA and I've never grown anything before and decided to try this year. I have cucumber's, tomatoes, squash, zucchini, and I also am trying cantaloupe and sugar baby watermelons. the thing is everyone is laughing at me because I live in Pennsylvania and they claim that it is not going to be the right temperature to grow melons out here. but usually the more someone tells me I can't do something the more I want to do it to prove them wrong. Lol. I started them inside of course cuz I don't want to move them outside until it's steadily nice and warm being there melons. So far so good, they are growing nicely but I'm nervous about the actual transplant into the garden in a few weeks. Hopefully it will be good I'm going to try to keep the soil warm enough with black plastic mulch. Any tips???

[@rvnmedic1968]

When do you harvest them? I planted 3 seeds on each hill mound in my box planter, and removed 1 each so I had two plants. They've gone nuts with tremendous growth and setting out the cantalopes. But none of the utoob vids tell you when to pick. Nice vid, thumbs up.

[@stephanblack4558]

Cute.

[@candycane2504]

What if there are only male flowers?

[@Coloradofinest]

Do you know if the leafs mold like cucumbers do? Reason I am asking is I was thinking of growing some indoors but worry about white mold from the big leafs. Cucumbers mold very easy which looks like there leaf structure is similar.

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

All of my attempts at melons indoors have failed. They require so much nutrients and lighting. I have never had an issue with mold indoors though.

[@candycane2504]

Hi Rob big fan here. Been watching ur videos for months now and u inspire me to grow cantaloupe plus it is my favourite fruit. I have a problem and need some assistance. I have been growing cantaloupe from MAY and now its AUGUST and it has flowers on it and they keep falling off and the flowers on it seem to be the male flower and i cnt seem to see any female flowers at all. Each time the flowers fall off they grow back but no female flowers and now they stop growing flowers all together on that particular plant. What could cause this to happen and what am i to do?? I wish i could show u pics. The other plants have flowers but i believe its going to be the same thing with them too. Just want to know why they are no female flowers and when would they be coming in?

[@leosuniverse]

yay these are 2 things I'm workin with for the first time.I didnt know the ants steal pollen those jerks. Probably part of the issues over here for other plants.

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Leo's Universe YAY! I hope you get tons of melons! Yeah... these little ants are quite the pests but I'll take them over the mocking birds, rats and mice anytime! Good luck and thanks for watching!

[@MaritsaDarman]

if I wanted to get viable seeds from a farmer's market watermelon, is it possible? What should I look for? Do I have to get organic for it to work?

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Maritsa Darman you can but you want an heirloom melon not a hybrid. Ask for only heirloom melons and make sure you only grow seeds from a fully ripe melon.

[@candycane2504]

Hi Rob. U inspire me to grow my own cantelope but i want to ask which is the best way to grow them vertically or horizontally?

[@deezie78]

Good Morning Rob Okay that is exciting. How fun is that* you actually have some really great looking Cantaloupes. They are so sweet looking all furry. Its a good looking plant, I love the look of the leaves. Great video. I am growing some also this year, they are still in my greenhouse since its still so cold here for some reason. Enjoy your day Rob deezie

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

deezie Good morning and Happy Memorial Day deezie! They are too cute. I'm hoping they make it all the way to harvest... it's so exciting to go out there everyday and check on their progress. Have a great day and thanks for watching!

[@BlueBirdBaby]

That's a great idea with the wire fence and backings for the plant to grow above the ground. Thank you for the inspiration!

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Thank you for stopping by!

[@lisaanderson98]

My goodness they are so cute they look like fat caterpillars how many months does it take before they are fully ripe .....and do you eat what you grow and will they be sweet and better then store bought.....

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Lisa Lee They are cute! Yes, i did eat them and it took a few months until harvest. The next few videos in the series shows how they grew and when I harvested them if you're interested in watching. It's one of my playlists. Thank you Lisa.

[@Rose-wo8bh]

Every year I plant melons. I've yet to get one ripe. Rodents eat ALL of them!! Do you have any suggestion?

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Rose Blake I hung mine up in slings as you’ll see in later vids. This kept them off the ground.

[@theshiduzzamanlegacy]

very nice video shooting place ❤️❤️❤️✅

[@rizlandmapp4019]

I am going to grow this .also egg plant.. I am going to grow watermelon..and eggplant...my black eye peas looking gud.

[@QuarterCourtTennis]

Great video!

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Quarter Court Thank you!!

[@gailjones4492]

Y did you use two cups ....... out of all the watermelon seeds I only had one that rooted and it detached it self from the seed

[@frankdavidson9675]

cantalopes are normally grown on the ground because of the weight when ripe about 8 inchs or mor in dia several pounds weight

[@toriann56]

Thank you for this video even tho I just seen it, you gave some great info about cantaloupe which I will keep in mind.. I watched this video bc I'm growing cantaloupe from the seeds of one juicy, sweet one .. and so far they are growing ok in a big pot. Thanks again..Blessings

[@jordanbrickell6627]

How do you make the soil is store bought soil okay?

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

I compost and mix it with sand, perlite and some store bought garden soil.

[@Casleey]

do you hand pollinate the cantaloupes?

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

Casleey I tried a few times but it didn't hold. Nature is much better at it than I am, apparently!

[@holokai21]

Just wondering what Ph do these cantaloupes thrive at????

[@RobBackyardGardenerr]

w. scott Hamilton Ideally at 6.0-6.7. My soil is around 6.7 so it's likely part of the problem.