02-02-2008, 07:52 AM
We did a whole acre like that in N. Kohala, start off with tissue, etc on up as they grow, it keeps the fruit fly off. You have to hand pollinate with an artist paint brush before wrapping the first time. The mellons were hitting 20 lbs a week before Thanksgiving, perfect timing, except the night before harvest it poured rain, and by 10am the next day they had all exploded like land mines, the entire field was blood red with mellons! My last farming exploit!
Gordon J Tilley