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2 Responses to “cantaloupe growing: is it normal for a new growth to pop up and then wither away very near an existing fruit?”Apple trees

1. Me
   August 7th, 2010 - 5:35 pm

   The plant is more energy stabbing them in a larger fruit already forming. It’s a good thing, otherwise you end up with dozens of ping-pong sized melon!

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   cantaloupe growing: is it normal for a new growth to pop up and then wither away very near an existing fruit?
2. jt
   August 7th, 2010 - 5:41 pm

   Vining fruits contain both male and female blooms. Pollen must be transferred from the male to the female bloom; this is done by insects such as bees. Cantaloupes, unlike other vining fruits, usually has flowers which contain both male and female parts. However, high temperatures or high fertility (lots of other cantaloupes on the vine) will make the plant produce mostly male blooms. This will result in small stunted fruit which dies quickly on the vine. I have raised watermelons, cantaloupes, gourds, and pumpkins and see this happen frequently. If your plants are healthy and you have full-sized cantaloupes on your vines, there is no cause for alarm.

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   cantaloupe growing: is it normal for a new growth to pop up and then wither away very near an existing fruit?