From little things big things grow - we hope

I've just planted out the pumpkin and three of the watermelon seedlings. I'll try to give the others away.

And sweet.

@TheHorse But they won't ripen off the vine.

@JudyEv We buy lots of watermelon in hot summer. It is a nice way to feel better after eating it

@youless It's very refreshing on a hot day.

It's one of my favourites and especially in summer.

I'm sure your wife is glad of your support! lol My Mum was a great gardener but I'm not nearly as good as she is.

I've planted one in the garden and two in pots. The pumpkin is also in the ground.

@aninditasen I hope so. I love pumpkin.

@JudyEv In the ground it's going to spread and bear a lot of pumpkins.

We don't really have room here for even one but these are all supposed to be okay for containers so I'm hoping they'll have enough room.

@nela13 Thanks.

@JudyEv I hope they will have enough room so you can have many watermelons.

There were two of these mother seeds but one fell off before I took the photo.

Such a tiny thing clinging to a leaf. It's fallen off now.

I know. And you see a whole paddock planted with wheat seeds or whatever and come the first rains and up they come. Small miracles indeed.

It would be very rewarding to have our own watermelon to eat over summer.

@JudyEv I am sure it is very rewarding.

I've planted out three now and will try to give the others away. I've put two into pots and the third one in the ground.

@JudyEv I hope they thrive.

I need to get some fertiliser for these. I'll do that tomorrow.

@JudyEv Then they'll flourish.

I'll be keeping everything crossed that I get some fruit off these.

It's amazing to think a whole big plant will come from such tiny beginnings.

@JudyEv Nature never ceases to amaze me.

I hope there will be enough room for them to thrive and mature. I will certainly keep everyone posted about how they are doing.

@JudyEv I wish you great success with your gardening this year.

I hope these don't get bugs in them but that's always on the cards of course.

@beenice2 Thanks.

@JudyEv We tried growing watermelon a couple of years ago, from seeds saved from one that we ate. They germinated OK and got off to a good start in the greenhouse, but then when I planted them outside the weather suddenly turned cooler and they just stopped growing. I tried covering the best-looking plant with a sheet of glass to try to give it some extra warmth, then the weather suddenly changed again to hot and the poor plant got cooked! So that was not a success. Hope yours do better.

@Fleura England doesn't strike me as the ideal climate for watermelon.

Thanks. We learnt about cotyledons and dicotyledons at school in biology but I've forgotten most of that stuff now.

No room? The melons would get stolen?

@JudyEv is right, it is the husk of the seed that the seedling has grown out of.

@Fleura Thank you.

It would be nice to have some butternuts and watermelons later on.