We love watermelons--but who doesn't? This year we added two raised beds at the end of our garden space, just so we could let the melons sprawl to their heart's content, and hopefully have all the melons we could possibly want.
In this year of too much heat and blooms just not setting, we had lots of blooms out there in those two beds, but not much set on and fruited, and that's why we've been watching the few with such anticipation. One in particular, a moon and stars watermelon, we've been calling the "sleeping giant" since it just kept getting bigger, and Bigger and BIGGER out there in the vines. Yesterday was the big day to harvest it. The little squiggly vine at the end turned brown and dropped off, and the white spot on the bottom turned yellow, and the happy melon herder brought it into the house.
On the way inside he had to stop to show it to our Grandson, who thought it was just too cool.
Much bigger than he was, he still needed to try it in his own little wheelbarrow for a push.
It quickly flipped over, so we brought it into the house to cut it open and see if it was as good as it looked.
We tried to count the spots, but it was like counting the stars in the sky, just too many to be sure of.
It weighed 29 pounds and 2 ounces, and 15 inches long. It measured 33" in diameter the short way, and 42" the long way.
That's a lot of melon. And just delicious. Pink and juicy and everything a melon should be.
We ate all we could hold, put more in the frig, and sent some home with the grandson for their family.
I think he gets a gold star for his melon this day. What a wonderful treat.
There are more to come, but none as big and beautiful as this one was.
In this year of too much heat and blooms just not setting, we had lots of blooms out there in those two beds, but not much set on and fruited, and that's why we've been watching the few with such anticipation. One in particular, a moon and stars watermelon, we've been calling the "sleeping giant" since it just kept getting bigger, and Bigger and BIGGER out there in the vines. Yesterday was the big day to harvest it. The little squiggly vine at the end turned brown and dropped off, and the white spot on the bottom turned yellow, and the happy melon herder brought it into the house.
On the way inside he had to stop to show it to our Grandson, who thought it was just too cool. 
Much bigger than he was, he still needed to try it in his own little wheelbarrow for a push. 
It quickly flipped over, so we brought it into the house to cut it open and see if it was as good as it looked. 
We tried to count the spots, but it was like counting the stars in the sky, just too many to be sure of. 
It weighed 29 pounds and 2 ounces, and 15 inches long. It measured 33" in diameter the short way, and 42" the long way. 
That's a lot of melon. And just delicious. Pink and juicy and everything a melon should be. 
We ate all we could hold, put more in the frig, and sent some home with the grandson for their family. 
I think he gets a gold star for his melon this day. What a wonderful treat. 
There are more to come, but none as big and beautiful as this one was.
1 comment:
Oh how very sweet! (Your grandson and his little barrow pushing that humungous melon!) Definitely a gold medal, I'm just holding my hands apart here, trying to imagine how BIG it is! Moon and Stars is one of the loveliest names I've heard of for a fruit. Or vegetable.
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