I've never been a big fan of cantaloupe or muskmelons. I pick the big orange chunks out of fruit salad, and never voluntarily purchase one. David loves these melons, though, and I bought a single "Hale's Best" Muskmelon from Buchanan's for him. Since mid-April when I planted the tiny seedling, it has spread in all directions and produced gorgeous big green leaves. However, like the Charleston Gray watermelon vines nearby, there was not a single fruit by the end of July. I started looking for female flowers, and found two right next to each other at the tip of the vine. The vine had grown over and through our poblano pepper plants, and with some difficulty I managed to free the poblano plant. I then hand-pollinated both female flowers, using two male flowers per female just to be safe.

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