I have a 3cm baby cantaloupe which is growing I thought very well until recently. She is turning yellow, not sure why? Is it possible she did not get enough nutrients? Please see photo. I have another big brother at the bottom near the soil level, about 11cm in size.
It could be alright...remember, some melons are yellowish-brown externally; however, this yellowing does seem premature. Just keep observing it. If it is dying off, there isn’t anything you can do about this particular fruit at this point anyway. Is there a picture on the seed pack of developing fruits? What is the exact type of melon that you are growing? You know, a melon yellowing at this early stage does seem unusual and a bad sign. Why this is happening is unclear.
See what variety this plant is,, then look on the computer to see what growing characteristics are ! Some start out a green then to tan and when ripe have a yellowish tan color ! You really need these on the ground ! When cantaloupes are close to being ready to eat, they separate from the vine ! If they are above the ground they can fall and get bruised if not burst !
I used the seeds from the fruit I bought from shop. The big brother is growing well down near the bottom of the plant, it is all green. Will this big brother got most of the nutrients?
Just leave them alone and see how they do in the next month or so ! I never worry if I lose one or two ! Many times they do not grow at the same pace ! Just keep in mind that since you are growing in pots rather than in the ground you need to feed the plant well !
yeah... it looks like it aborted that fruit. that is very normal to have many drop off after they have pollinated.
don't fret. your plant can only produce so much fruit. it aborts what it can't support. even a lack of water for one day can cause it to abort the less developed ones. lack of nutrients, sunlight, insect pressure, nature it can be anything. is it in a container such as the ones I see in the photo? that is a very small container for a melon. container gardening is an art. not as simple as it sounds. if you have one developing I am impressed.
I would remove the bad one and give the rest more time ! If you are feeding with the fertilizer/plant food similar to Miracle Gro,, just use it a little more often ! Some are more geared for flowers than vegetables ! See what the recommendations are on yours !
I found the two smaller ones are now in yellow and shrinked. Only the big brother growing well at the bottom. The pots I am using is 12 inch diameter. I will try a bigger one in next planting, 16 inch. Here's their photos.
Also I have 2 small plants, both are about 1 feet tall but have little baby. I am not sure how a 1 feet tall can support or grow a cantaloupe?
they look like they could use some fertilizer from here. where are you at? can you get some tomato tone or vegetable tone... texas tomato food.. something of that nature? and give them a couple table spoon fulls of a manure based fertilizer.
