Same thing here im in southern cali ...i dont know what happened but eventually every fruiit the plant gave was yellow and i just ended up pulling the plant :(

Sounds like you are doing it right. I also use a small soft paint brush. Just keep going and they should pollinate. Sometimes they can be stubborn.

Should I be doing the same thing? I do have SOME fruit and even some that are large, but for the amount of bees that flock to my six plants, I figure there would be a lot more fruit. I wouldn't know how productive they SHOULD be since this is my 1st time with melons.

Thanks.

Kevin

This post was edited by woohooman on Sun, Jul 14, 13 at 19:33

Condition called "blossom drop' - same that affects tomatoes. peppers, beans, and other fruiting crops.

Dave

Here is a link that might be useful: Blossom Drop FAQ

WooHooMan, This is my second year. Last year I tried mini watermelons which were very hard to tell when they were ripe. I don't allow insects into the greenhouse so I pollinated by hand. They grew to be 4lbs and had 3 per plant. For my zone it was not nearly long enough to support that amount of fruit. I am trying honeydew & cantaloupe but thinking I incorrectly tagged them as the one & only fruit growing should be honeydew but it has veins like cantaloupe. Can I cross pollinate these two with the male flowers now that I am not sure which plants are which? They both look identical... I'm going to stick to 2 melons per plant and see if that works. Currently the plant is expelling a majority of the female blossoms by turning yellow before even growing as Laceves mentioned.

DigDirt, I had someone post reasons for blossom drop with my peppers and I'm seeing many things I could be doing wrong. Thanks for your input!

Laceves - Check this out: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/pepper/msg0716012119853.html?2