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22 Nov 09, Betty Menzies (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

My rock melons like to attach themselves to a vertical wire-netting fence. Should I encourage them to grow upwards as a vine, then support the fruit somehow, or are they better to remain growing along the ground?

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10 Jan 10, Helen O'Toole (Australia - temperate climate)

We planted afew seeds and now we have have about 12 rockmelons that will be ready at the same time is there any way I can preserve them?

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21 Jan 10, Helen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I have RMs growing both climbing as well as crawling on the ground. They are all growing very well sized. How do I know when to harvest? I dont want to lose any of them. I live in Perth

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20 Feb 15, Pam (Australia - temperate climate)

I have grown 2 huge rockmelons and one have picked 1 which doesn't have much flavour. I have always dug the vege scraps into the garden fertilised regularly and soil looks good. Anyone got any clue why Pam

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11 Jan 16, Loren (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, We're in Perth and have 5 vines. The two oldest vines sprouted together in situ and we already have 5 melons. We're novices so it's quite exciting getting the kids involved. So far no issues but thought I'd share!

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26 Jan 10, lesley (Australia - tropical climate)

i have planted tomato seedlings and when i transplanted them, they died a few days later. what did i do wrong? I live in Darwin?

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04 Sep 10, Robyn (Australia - tropical climate)

I'm in darwin as well and was told never to plant tomoto plants in the ground. Pots apparently work well.

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19 Sep 10, Mark (Australia - temperate climate)

A couple weeks ago (early september) I planted some Rockmelon seeds in a seed tray and most have come up. At how many weeks should I put them in the ground? I have about 10 seedlings going. How many fruite would I be expecting per plant.

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12 Jan 11, Alison (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, This is my first time growing rockmelons. I'm in Melbourne region. I planted them out in late November, and they are spreading across the garden bed like weeds, and have tons of flowers on them, that look nice and healthy. Do I need to do anything to them to make the flowers become fruit??? I'd hate to just watch the flowers dissappear to nothing after all this! (Do they cross-polenate with other types of veg/fruit? eg Toms/cucumber/capsicum that I'm also growing in there). They are growing in a no-dig veggie garden of mushroom compost/lucerne hay/straw/chook poo layers.

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30 Jan 11, sue (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I live in SEQ,and have jusr found rockmelons growing in the front yard. I can only assume they started in our compost bin. Is this usual?? I know they are rockmelons as there are 3 half grown fruit on the vine.Rock melons have never been planted in our yard before.. Would be interested in knowing if this has happened to anyone else. thx

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