We checked the remaining watermelons. The stems to the two smaller watermelon were totally brown (Picture 1 below). We harvested both smaller watermelon. The larger watermelon (Pictures 2, 3, 4 below) still has a green stem that does not have any give. We will leave this watermelon in the field just a little longer. Bruce is holding one of the watermelons we harvested today. We will test both watermelons for sweetness tonight after they cool it in the refrigerator.
Below are honeydew and cantaloupe plants. Bruce alternated, so one pile is honeydew and the next is cantaloupe and the next is honeydew. So you ask “which is which”. We assumed that our plant app would distinguish between the two, but “Picture This” tells us the same thing for both plants which is “Melon -a species of Melon (Cucumis) also know as Honeydew melon, Cantaloupe, Muskmelon, Santa clause, and Christmas melon.” We then went to the internet to find the difference in the leaves. The internet stated that the leaves are virtually identical on the two plants. In other words, we have to wait for the fruit to develop in order to know which is which!
Below: Jackie has a Christmas cactus (so named because these plants usually bloom in December.). These very hardy plants can be started by just breaking off a piece of the cactus and sticking that piece in dirt. What most people don’t know is that like many flowering plants, if the flower on a Christmas Cactus is pollinated, a seed pod may form. This is the first seed pod on a Christmas Cactus that either of us has ever seen. We will let this seed pod continue to develop and then split it open to show you the seeds.
We celebrated Claudia’s birthday. Claudia says she is at least 21 years old! You are only as old as you feel. Happy Birthday Claudia!
First day of Pre-K 4 for Michael Raleigh, first day of 4th grade for Ike, first day of kindergarten for Monroe.
