The Vegetable Garden in May

This is cantaloupe growing along the fence outside of the Vegetable Garden. It gets a bit of run-off water from the sprinklers here, but it doesn't get water on the leaves every day (which will cause powdery mildew). Cantaloupe wants to climb up the fence. And that's fine as long as you support the fruit. Placing the fruit inside a woman's stocking will work fine to support the weight of the fruit and still allow sun to shine on the fruit.