Update on my cantaloupe and tree tomato plant.

As I wrote on my previous post I decided to up pot the Cantaloupe sprouts. I actually removed the Top Hat Blueberries from their larger container and repotted them in a smaller one. I then mixed up the soil in the original container and put in some new potting soil in there. Then I transplanted the sprouts there and watered them lightly.
I really hope the Cantaloupe sprouts settle in. I picked the healthiest 6 and planted them in the soil.

Cantaloupe Sprouts

I also wanted to update you on the Tree Tomato Plant. The guys at Logee's were right, it grows fast! If you look at one of the pictures the leaf on the right doubled in size in almost 5 days. Also you can see a small leaf developing in the middle and some small buds as well.

Tree tomato leafs and buds.

Tree tomato leafs and buds.

The third picture is of some other buds I see growing on the plant. I think these will form into flowers.

Tree tomato buds.

following my cantaloupe sprouts day 10

I just took some pictures of my cantaloupe seeds as I'm amazed that they have grown. Here are the largest ones. I have placed them at a better spot near the window. My other container has about 5 small sprouts. I ll will wait until the weekend to pick the healthiest four or so and place them in a larger container where they will grow the rest of the way to maturity.

After much reading I have found that they require a container of at least 16 inches in width. I will pick up a large container and continue to watch these sprouts grow. I hope that they continue to grow so that in late March I can place them outside and get pollinated. Otherwise, they won't ever bear fruit.

Here is another picture.

Cantaloupe sprouts

Another update of my sunroom garden.

Yesterday I had a chance to go Logees again and I picked up another plant.
This one is a Australian Beach Cherry plant. They are supposed to grow easily. They produce a nice red shiny, miniature pear looking fruit.

It does well in colder climates and according to what I've read after it grows to 12 inches high it is strong enough to start producing fruit.

Here is a picture.

Australian Beach Cherry plant

Something else exciting is that my Cantaloupe seeds actually started sprouting. I'm pumped and will try to continue to nurture it so it will continue to grow.  Here are a couple pictures.

Cantaloupe Sprout

Cantaloupe Sprout

The other thing I noticed was the Tree Tomato Plant. This one prefers more water than my other plants, but seems to be doing really well.  I noticed that when it was thirsty the leafs would droop. But, at closer inspection it is quickly growing out a new leaf near the top. And at an even closer inspection there is a new leaf sprouting there as well. I am so shocked at how fast this plant is growing. Here are a few pictures.  I do see some small buds growing as well, but i'm not sure if those are new leafs, (flowers?) or actual fruit getting ready to develop. 

I'm also thinking that if it keeps growing at this pace I'm going to have to up pot it by next weekend.

Here are a couple pics.

Tree Tomato Plant

Tree Tomato Plant

Tree Tomato Plant.

On this last picture if you look at the V area in the middle of the pic, there are about four tiny buds growing there. I'll make sure to update in a couple days to see what they develop into.

Growing Cantaloupes in a Sunroom - experiment

Growing Cantaloupes in my sunroom.


Last weekend I was surprised to find seeds at my local Home Depot. Its still pretty cold outside and we are getting small snow flurries here and there. But, I was interested in seeing what they had for sale.

I picked up some Cantaloupe seeds are seeing a lot of videos online about growing them and also because I really like their taste. I was going to wait until the spring, but I thought, the seeds only cost me a $1.25. Why don't I try it out now and see if I can grow them in my sunroom. If it fails I can buy more seeds in March and start growing them then.

From what I hear they grow very fast and need at least 5 months to fully mature. So if I am successful I will get a longer season out of them.

So, as I mentioned before it was last Sunday when I bought them and put a bunch in a 4 inch pot and the other half in a 10 inch wide pot. I figured if any would grow I'd pick off the ones around them.

Now, I didn't see anything going on all week as I figured it would take about 10 days to germinate. The bag said 7, but I knew my conditions weren't ideal.

This morning I went out to do the daily watering and peeked under the plastic covers. And this is what I found!

The pictures are of the 4 inch pot.  The 10 inch pot had some growth as well, but much smaller. I will share some updates in the following days as well.

I'm very surprised to see some growth! Got to take care of these guys and see if I will eventually get Cantaloupe from them.

Cantaloup see sprouts

Cantaloupe seed sprouts

Please note that this is day 6.