Harvesting Melons

Okay, gotta brag about the fruit from my tiny garden.

This cantaloupe is the grand daddy of them all. 6.6 pounds. It grew on the vine that clings to the fencing mesh-wire that keeps the little critters out.

The melons get so heavy, I make slings out of mesh bags that Trader Joe's use to pack avocados four at a time.

I have several melon-hammocks tied to the mesh-wire, and another large cantaloupe ripening and soon ready to harvest.

In the other photo you see the cantaloupe and some muskmelons. You get an idea of their size from the Le Souk Ceramique cereal bowl which is almost six inches in diameter.

Cheers,
Shari.