Q&A With the Pros: Industry experts answer your vexing gardening questions.
QUESTION: I can never get my melons to bear fruit, even with a beehive in the garden. Could it be because I have clay soil? — Brandi Peterson
LEE BUTTALA
Executive director of Seed Savers Exchange and editor of The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Seed Saving.
▶ Most melons are known to thrive in sandier, lighter soil. One way to examine if soil type is impacting your plant’s performance is to not only look at their fruiting, but the health and vigor of the plants themselves. Does their habit seem stunted? Are their stems weak and spindly? If so, this may be a sign that your plants are
