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My cantaloupes are still doing so well. The vines are so thick and heavy, and the leaves so large I’m having trouble training them up on the string.

I am just so amazed at the difference from the weak, spindly plants that are all I’ve gotten in the past. As I said in past posts, I have to attribute the difference to the organic humus and manure mix that I used. There is one other difference, these are heirloom varieties, but I can’t imagine that is the reason for the huge improvement over past years. Whatever–I’m just happy about it.

I’ve spotted 3 baby cantaloupes so far.

My squash plants are definitely not doing so well though. It is usually the squash that grows gangbusters, but not this year. This year they are barely growing at all. I didn’t add fertilizer at planting time, but then I never have in the past. I added organic humus & manure a couple of weeks ago but that may take a while to show any difference. Another difference this year is that they are farther from the house so I haven’t watered them nearly as often as in the past. In past years I’m afraid I had a tendency to over-water everything I could reach. I guess the squash preferred it that way.

The tomatoes have really improved after I added the humus/manure mix. All except one that for some reason is just fading away. It is odd since they were all in the same six-pack, planted and watered the same.

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