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Originally Posted by raindrops27
Barbee, that is a beautiful melon! Do you start your melon seeds indoors before plant out?
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Yes I do start them indoors about 2 weeks prior to plant out. I germinate at about 95 degrees bottom heat in a 6 inch pot then transfer to a one gallon pot as soon as I can see the nub of the first leaf. I line the 1 gallon container with newspaper so that when its time to transplant to the garden, the newspaper holds the root system in place.
That melon was named Clydean and weighed 196 lbs. I was sure I finally had a 200 lb melon this year but I was a measley 4 lbs shy. I'm gonna do it this year!!