Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 8 JuneA melon seedling with rounded scalloped leaves on a mound of dark soil, a white label pushed in beside it, surrounded by black woven ground fabric with green woven guide-lines, at night.Week of 6 JulyA melon vine seen from above on black woven ground fabric, its broad rounded leaves beaded with water, small yellow flowers and curling tendrils around a white label at the centre.Week of 27 JulyThree small ribbed pale green melons on trailing vines over black woven ground fabric, yellow flowers and coiled tendrils scattered among the broad leaves.Week of 27 JulyA close view into a sprawling vine of large, lobed, softly hairy leaves beaded with water, curling tendrils running through them, and one small pale green melon barely bigger than a fist resting among the stems.Week of 17 AugustA large smooth cream-white melon resting on black woven ground fabric with a blue guide stripe, its pale vines and lobed leaves trailing around it.Week of 17 AugustA pale cream-yellow melon, faintly netted across its skin, resting on black landscape fabric with dried tendrils and stems curling around and over it.Week of 24 AugustTwo large round honeydews lying on black woven ground fabric among their own vines, both with smooth hairless rind, one pale cream-green and the other blushing buttery yellow.
