Honeydew Melons

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Question:

I live in Spain and have been growing three beautiful honeydew melons, they are quite large and starting to ripen but to my horror this morning I found that one has started to split, what can I do?

Answer:

I have done a bit of research and it seems that they are being over watered once they are ripe. You should harvest the fruits as soon as the end furthest from the stalk gives a little when pressed. At this stage you should cut down on the watering and allow the compost to become drier than normal. Over watering at this stage will cause the fruits to split.

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