So we went out of town for a week and shut the water off to the house. We had the garden on the automatic water drip system. So Plants – Water = Bad. We figured with 100+ degrees and no water meant a dead garden. So I scrapped the project since everything looked crispy. Well, the auto water system was never turned off and 2 months later a nice heap of grass grew in the 22’ x 22’ square. Going out to take care of the infestation made me focus on some odd looking weeds (from a distance) which weren't weeds at all. Following what turned out to be watermelon vine yielded a melon, then 2 then 3… After making a map the end result was 24 watermelons & 2 cantaloupe. We lost a few due to extreme ripeness they exploded into almost 2 pieces right where they were sitting. Boy, they sure were juicy. Now, to learn how to store it…
