So I have watered and waited and this is what I have got (below). It's not exactly what you see in the shops and it shows the hard reality of trying to grow something especially when there are so many dry days here. There are also many pests to ward off such as rats and slugs. You can see the bite marks from something that was trying to destroy this piece of fruit but it failed. The other watermelons that survived were much smaller than this one. I had to pick them as the plants have already dried up.
I should add that my excitement at even growing one this big faded when I cut open the watermelon in the picture. It was not good as it was too dry.
At least there's consolation in the goodies below which we have also picked today. It makes up for the disappointment of yet another watermeloness year.
