Category Archives: charleston gray watermelon

You grew HOW MANY kinds of melons?

Posted on August 13, 2014 by JonesGardenBlog

Nine. Did I mention that I don’t have a lot of land here?  It’s part of a typical AZ backyard.  Not much to speak of. But I like melons, which are the WORST thing to grow if you don’t have … Continue reading →

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Melons Are Rolling In… Slowly

Posted on July 15, 2014 by JonesGardenBlog

The temps never got CRAZY hot. The expected 120s never really materialized like they normally would at the beginning of July.  I’m hopeful that the rest of the summer won’t be too bad.  We are in the thick of monsoon … Continue reading →

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Changing Stupid to Awesome

Posted on June 2, 2014 by JonesGardenBlog

Last year was a mess with the corn.  It came up so pretty, grew tall and then began to bow… I have no idea why.  It was horrible.  I named it the stupid corn. It was lame. However… I just … Continue reading →

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Trip 1 Done

Posted on May 28, 2014 by JonesGardenBlog

There won’t be too many trips this summer.  There is just too much going on. But trip 1 is in the bag.  A wonderful visit with some friends up to a remote cabin in the woods.  Temps dipped into the … Continue reading →

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It’s Starting to Warm Up

Posted on May 2, 2014 by JonesGardenBlog

No 100 degree days yet, but soon.  Humidity is barely holding on to the double digits.  It was 11% yesterday when I checked. A quick tour around the garden. After wind the last week my cilantro (that has gone to … Continue reading →

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