Mystery Plant was ?

After lovingly tending to my little vine, the day came when I had to cut the cord or stem in this case. The time had come. It was, after all a rogue seed that had decided to germinate (as seeds from home-made compost tend to do)of it's own accord. I gave the melon one last tap tap tap, yep sounded good. Cut.

Whilst doing research to figure out what I had grown I came across two (2) facts about melon, when the leaf nearest the fruit is dead, time to pick the melon. Stop watering a few days before harvest, this will help sweeten the melon. I took this one step further, after harvesting the melon I let it sit out for a week before eating.

For an accidental plant it sure tasted good.

What is it?
Honeydew

Would I try to grow it again?
Yes, it was quite easy to grow. You do have to prop the fruit. I propped on bricks after having hang in an old OJ fruit netting. That was really quite good until the fruit started to get a little to big for the bag. I had seen pictures on Google for melon bras, you get an old pantyhose (stocking) and tie it off either side of the melon, the melon then grows into the stocking. Very gentle.
The blog below has a good photo of it.

http://engineeredgarden.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/hmmsomethings-going-on-with-few-of.html

Time to grow?
About 3 months from seed, maybe 4 months

Quality of fruit?
Juicy, very juicy, the colour was a little light, size was on the small side; about 2/3's of what you would get in the shops. The flesh was as Goldilocks would say " Just Right" soft yet firm.

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