My melons are finally taking off. At least half are around 60 DTM, so I am hoping that there is plenty of time for them to mature.
Our local save a lot has had some really great round watermelons available, so we have been buying a couple every week. If I hit a lull in the cukes and beans, I am thinking about making some pickled watermelon rind. The nutritional value of the rind is really good.
All hubby’s melons died - spring was too cold. I planted my seeds indoors and waited till the weather was reliably warm before transplanting - that actually gives me growth that is behind where I would have expected in a normal season, but it is better than if I waited to plant them till the weather got warm enough to plant outdoors.
We made watermelon rind pickles when I was a kid. Also after I marred. The thick rinds work much better.