Still waiting on Sharlyn. They say you can pick it green and it’ll have a honeydew flavor. I tried one like that and it tasted like a barely sweet cucumber. I’m hoping when they reach the yellow/golden stage they might be good. They thinned them out but it was probably too late. From my understanding of melons, the sugar is produced through the leaves and the melon plants seem to start doing poorly well before the watermelons (which look remarkably healthy). Those plants just don’t seem to remain healthy enough to have good leaves on them. I’d really rather not do an extensive spray program to keep them alive. What a frustrating experience lol. There was a prominent melon grower at the University of New Hampshire but I believe he passed away. I think I’ll try emailing northeastern agriculture departments and see if they may have any insight.
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