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PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 9:08 am    Post subject: Melons Reply with quote
I have 8 good sized melons in the greenhouse that are just short of being ripe. Is there any way of forcing this in much the same way that tomatoes left on a sunny internal window cill will ripen.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have used both bananas and apples to help ripen other fruits. But I don't know how you'd go about that in a greenhouse.

Then again would you want them ripening all at the same time?
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 12:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yep I'm going to have a melon fest. I'll bring in two tomorrow, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 9:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well done you! What variety are they?
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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