Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 29 JuneA young watermelon plant seen from above, deeply cut leaves sprawling across black woven ground fabric with one yellow flower and a white plant label at its centre.Week of 29 JuneA young vine sprawling over black woven ground fabric stitched with turquoise thread, its deeply lobed grey-green leaves crimped at the edges and one small yellow flower on the leading shoot.Week of 6 JulyA watermelon plant sprawling across black woven ground fabric, deeply lobed grey-green leaves radiating from the crown and a small white plastic label pushed in beside it.Week of 6 JulyA small round watermelon striped in pale green lying on black woven ground fabric, still attached to a thick hairy vine, a line of pale blue checks woven into the fabric alongside it.Week of 6 JulyA young watermelon, pale green with darker green veining, resting on black woven ground fabric with hairy vine stems curving above it.Week of 13 JulyA round dark-green watermelon lying on black woven ground fabric, surrounded by the deeply cut leaves of its own vine.Week of 20 JulyTwo round striped watermelons resting on black woven ground fabric among deeply cut watermelon leaves, a teal drip line running past them.Week of 20 JulyA dark green watermelon marked with corky pale scarring, sitting on black woven ground fabric beside a timber board, its cut leaves and vines around it.Week of 20 JulyA round green striped watermelon resting on a sheet of cardboard laid over black woven ground fabric, its deeply cut leaves and vines spread around it.Week of 27 JulyTwo round dark green watermelons lying on black woven ground fabric among deeply cut vine leaves, a curled tendril and one small yellow flower at the top.Week of 3 AugustA round dark green watermelon resting on flattened cardboard over black woven ground fabric, its vine's cut leaves spread around it and a second melon behind.Week of 10 AugustA small watermelon cut open on a purple board — one half face up and two wedges beside it. The flesh is deep pink-red and scattered with flat dark seeds, the rind pale green under a thin white layer.
