Growing melon

i bought some melon seeds from France a couple of years ago..I whacked them in this year after forgetting about them last year -
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Theyre on 2 different plants. Has anyone ever grown melon & is there anything special I should do?

 

Well done so far. I have flowers, they die, get eaten, I don't know and then I have more flowers. Loads of foliage. Trim it back every now and again. They take up a lot if valuable space - wont be bothering next year. Its the same with cucamelon. May even ditch the cucamelon this week as again they are taking up space. Hope your become lovely and juicy.

 

I have now ditched my cucamelon. Waste of time and taking up space. I have cut many of the leaves on the regular melon and have attempted to pollinate with a cotton bud. Fingers crossed something positive happens.

 

I've only taken the first 3 or 4 leaves off mine as they had turned yellow.
Heres hoping your melon takes!
Ive put mine in plastic cages to stop the pesky birds nibbling at them!!

 

I took this pic on sunday. They dont seem to be growing an awful lot - will be chopping off some leaves i think to see if that helps.