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virginia

It was July 16th that i had 2 melons on 1 plant. I decided to leave both on. Right now the one 6 feet from main is 93 cc. That one is on a secondary. the grith is 61" VERY fat melon, and 33" long. The other one is 83 cc and grith is 56". That one is 10 feet on the back main. I think most of u all told me to pull 1 and leave 1. But that was hard to do,,,lol.,I think the chart reads 211 pounds on the first melon 196 ott. The vine is still green. Sill putting on almost 3 pounds a day. This is the first time that i have grown these monsters. It has been a big ride. I just wish Dad had his right mind and knew what they were. He would say,,,,,Boy what in the world u r grow,,,,,,,,,greg

9/1/2011 2:09:24 PM

Ut

Very nice for first time wow!

9/1/2011 2:22:12 PM

Ut

or any time

9/1/2011 2:22:41 PM

sevierville, Tn

thats super Greg, glad it has done well. How old is it ??

9/1/2011 2:40:52 PM

Muddy Waters

Thats what Ive been saying!you can grow 2 the other one doesnt know its even there!!

9/1/2011 3:04:49 PM

Lexington, Ky

Thanks for sharing this. I also had a hard time culling in my early years and once popped two 175 pounders on the same plant.

9/1/2011 3:21:39 PM

virginia

Chis it is 66 days old. Im going to try get pictures up this evening. Im going to borrow my sister digtal camera. I will post when i do that. Thanks for the comments u all,,greg

9/1/2011 3:41:50 PM

Muddy Waters

Great Job! I hope she goes heavy!

9/1/2011 5:24:25 PM

Trinity River Bottom

Good job.. Keep her goin!!

9/1/2011 5:30:09 PM

Garner, NC

Great job, Greg! What part of VA are you?

9/1/2011 6:38:09 PM

virginia

I have post 2 pictures. Iceman im in Earlysville V.A 12 miles north of Charlottesville.

9/1/2011 6:56:50 PM

Muddy Waters

Nice plants John!Healthy Looking!!Its gonna be a Good one this year!!

9/1/2011 8:03:24 PM

formerly RGG

Congratulations on the very nice melons John. Sounds like you are going to win something. You have done super good for a first year grower.

9/1/2011 9:18:43 PM

formerly RGG

Thanks for the pictures. You have very healthy looking vines for September and have done a great job of weed control.

9/1/2011 9:21:09 PM

virginia

Yes TD my vines r still very green still. Our last frost date here is Oct 10th. I just hope they will keep growing for a while longer. The 291 is one hoss of a plant. At lease for me it is. The plant is around 600 square feet....greg

9/1/2011 10:29:15 PM

Jamul

Great job, Greg! Very nice done. I hope the keep moving on up.

9/1/2011 11:25:18 PM

Ut

While hiking the AT I hitch-hiked into Charlottesville one stormy night to take shelter and freshen up after a few weeks on the trail. Beautiful place. We hiked through Shenandoah in October with the full fall colors.

That does look like a very healthy plant!

9/1/2011 11:58:04 PM

Muddy Waters

Are you a GWG member John??

9/2/2011 7:27:41 AM

virginia

Yes Watermelondentist it is a beautiful place. full Mountains full of fall colors. No Handygrown im not a member of GWG,,,,,,,greg

9/2/2011 9:17:47 AM

Bowdon, GA

That a nice melon, plant still looks great for this time of year keep her going. Good Luck

9/2/2011 11:28:55 AM

sevierville, Tn

Greg , saw your pictures, looks real nice. You have to join the GWG next year with melons like that ! Keep doing what ever your doing !

9/2/2011 2:20:24 PM

virginia

Thanks chis and others. Hope they will keep going a while longer. I think they should keep growing cause the vines is unreal green,,,,,,,greg

9/2/2011 8:14:26 PM