Year number two for planting melons and flowers with the little ones. Last year we thought it would be a neat idea to convert the kids old pool into a planter. To keep it all in good fun we invited the family’s youngest members over to help kick off “Melon May Day”! Another successful planting of watermelons, cantaloupes, marigolds and nasturtiums... and the children enjoyed themselves. Hopefully by the end of summer we’ll be having them over again this time to enjoy the fruits of their fun day.
We gave consideration to planting the melons along with their companion plants (e.g. nasturtiums, marigolds and sunflowers). These garden companions are known to fend off foes of the melon family such as squash bugs. Melons can also be susceptible to "blossom end rot" just as tomatoes are if there is an imbalance in the soil. Powdery mildew can also be a problem to the vine's foliage in areas of high humidity.
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