Melons!

[Millymollymandy]

My Charentais melons have ripened! I can't believe it - I thought the plants were dying because I had to prune them hard to get through them to water them, and I have lots of dinky little tennis ball sized melons (and some bigger ones up to 3 x tennis ball size) - which are still small compared to commercially grown ones.

However they started to turn yellow and fall off the plants - and they are ripe inside! Now what do I do with them all?

Can you do anything with them to preserve them apart from turn them into jam (which I really don't want to do having already got about 4 years worth of jams and jellies )?

We are eating them, but we've also got millions of plums and pears to eat too! Help!

Where did that D I N K emoticon come from?

[chadspad]

Congrats to u M3 - not had any luck with my melons this year!!

U can cut them up and freeze them - u probably knew that already tho eh?

[Chickpea]

You can liquidise them and blend with rum and sugar. By the time you sober up, it should be spring again.

[tremone]

Are Tennis balls the International standard in terms of measurement of melons, surely rugby balls would be a more suitable measuring device. We need ISO to come and tell us what to use.

[Millymollymandy]

U can cut them up and freeze them - u probably knew that already tho eh?

I didn't know I could freeze them - don't they turn to mush? Will give it a go anyway!

Are Tennis balls the International standard in terms of measurement of melons, surely rugby balls would be a more suitable measuring device.

I'm really pleased despite their size because I didn't sow the seed until June and I've read that they need 4 months growing and mine have had barely 3!