Oh No! Help Please. It fell off the vine. Can it mature in the kitchen window? Will more grow back?

Canteloupes love sun and heat. I've had a zillion male flowers for a month or more, and am only now starting to get female flowers. That's what happened last year as well. I've hand pollinated these, and have some melons developing. I find the plants to be pretty indestructable, and have shoveled a lot of mulch on the vines. Furry pests love the melons themselves, however. I've taken to wrapping the fruit in chicken wire.

As to melons growing back, that's what the flowers are for. No more flowers, no more fruit.

What a bunch of beautiful produce! As far as I know melons, unfortunately, are one fruit that doesn't ripen after picking.

Yup, I was afraid it wouldn't ripen off the vine. I did find some more babies on the ground. And I do have lots of flowers. I don't know if they are boy flowers or girl flowers. We had pretty heavy winds and rain so I'm surprised to see so many flowers left. My fingers are crossed. Thanks for responding folks! Happy Trails Everyone!

Swiss, the female flowers have a tiny fruit at their base. When the flower is fertilized it falls off and the fruit begins to grow. There's usually many more boy flowers, but the girls are the ones to watch.

Here is a link that might be useful: Here's something that helps hold the fruit on the vine ...