Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 1 JuneA cantaloupe seedling with rounded lobed leaves in a white cup, a blue handwritten label leaning across it, surrounded by red and white cups on a black tray.Week of 1 JuneCantaloupe seedlings in white cups on a black tray, handwritten blue labels leaning over them, a green plastic tote alongside on the concrete floor.Week of 22 JuneMelon seedlings with rough lobed leaves in white and red plastic cups set in black nursery trays on grass, a handwritten label among them and onion tops in the pots behind.Week of 29 JuneA young trailing vine with broad soft-haired leaves and two open yellow flowers, growing in a red plastic pot with a white label, rough grass all around.Week of 6 JulyMelon seedlings with broad lobed leaves in red plastic cups on black nursery trays set out on grass, one carrying a small yellow flower, with trays of grassy seedlings behind.Week of 6 JulyA melon seedling planted through a slit in black woven ground fabric with bare soil heaped around it, small yellow flowers open and a handwritten label pushed in beside it.Week of 13 JulyA young cantaloupe plant spreading through a slit in black woven ground fabric, lobed leaves and small yellow flowers, a handwritten label beside it.Week of 24 AugustA round young fruit the size of a fist resting on cardboard sheet mulch, its dull green skin mottled darker and covered in short bristly hairs, the shrivelled yellow flower still attached at the blossom end.
