CucaMelon pollinating problems

Howdy!

I was so happy a few weeks ago when I noticed all the female flowers
on my cucamelon. I have this inside so had to pollinate them by hand.

I have tried with q-tops, and rubbing the male flowers agains the female
ones, even pressed the males onto the female flowers so they actually was
hanging onto them.

I have done this practice at all times of the day, so no specific time.

I have now missed maby a hundered melons, they have all died.

Left is now 3 ones, thats almost the size of grapes.

What could I have missed or done wrong? Anyone?

 

It seems they have been extra thirsty the last weeks. But no wonder given the heat.
Lack of nutritions perhaps? Although I have a few "long-term-fertilizing-stick"
in the pots.

Was so happy around a week ago, because a bee discovered the plants.
But it took about 2 minutes, and then it just squeezed itself inside a curled
leaf, (and slept)? for around 3 hours. And then took off through the window again: )

 

Oh, perhaps 30% of the leaves are now hanging and has turned yellow.
I presume this is the natural process since I planted it in the beginning of April?

 

i have a question for you, Magnus. Do you know how to get rid of the spaces after the sentences when you copy and paste? I am assuming you don't require the spaces.

 

Sorry what does piccy mean?
I havent copy /pasted anything,hmm..
Do you want me to write the text closer together without
the spaces? Old habit I guess, easier to read and follow up, for some.

 

Here you have a enormously picture as asked for:=)

 

Be interested to know what size pot it is growing in.
It looks fairly big.

 

Thanks for the answer.
Then I assume, that it has had too much water.
Its actually 4 individual pots, where the plants has grown together.
They are about 1 litre each, so around 4 in total.

Do you think I should cut off all the "injured"
leafes?

But really, you think this is the cause for dying female flowers
= only 3 cucamelons?

And Yes Tiny they are!

 

The plants look like they are dying to me, how long have they been growing?
They look pretty large to be this years sowings.

I found that the plants needed to get fairly big before female flowers were produced, but once growing vigorously they were pollinated reasonably well in a greenhouse with all insects allowed in.
But from a spring sowing they didn't start setting flowers until around August.