Not too much rain. This plant has had yellowing of the leaves since it was a seedling. I have gotten a few messages from people that the Golden Midget just has yellowish leaves. I can propose that maybe the fruit turning yellow/falling off is because of lack of pollination? I have a blacktail mountain watermelon growing right next to it that has no problems.

When first posting, I was also concerned that there was a single melon growing. Every time a female flower would be ready to open, the fruit would turn yellow and the flower would die. Looks like it wasn't an issue. I now have about 5 or 6 little melons started on the vines. Thanks for the info, I won't worry about the leaves turning yellow.

My Honey Berries have been hit with lots of humidity, more than normal and heavy rain. Never able to dry out. They are on a slight hill, where the water drains away, but 5 1/2 inches of rain did not help. My regular garden was under 6 inches of water and I lost just about everything. Now I have brom spots on my Honey Berries. What can I do for them!

I trust Dave on the temperature thing because he's got smarts and much more experience than I do. Please forgive the long post, but I'm bad at being concise. I certainly don't intend to be critical, but some of the information can help stave off some common but easily avoidable problems. I'm suspicious about what's going on inside that pot. So tell us--how exactly do you water? Do you give a measured amount, or do you soak the soil? Was the plant's root ball very stiff and dry before you replanted it? What kind of soil did you use? Have you ever checked right after you water to be sure that the old soil gets moist? It's very strange for potting soil to need water more than once a week at most. That makes me think the old soil was very peaty and fine grained, and had become so compacted that it was hydrophobic. The best solution to that is to break up and remove all of the hardened soil and replace it with fresh soil, but this isn't a good time of year to do that kind of work. But simply submerging the pot in a bowl or bucket of water until no more bubbles come up (which may take a while) will rehydrate the compacted soil and make it easier for it to accept water normally. For moisture management, your finger is fine so long as it reaches all the way to the bottom. My concern is that your new pot has a reservoir to catch drained water, which can then be wicked up by the soil and keep the bottom wet. The issue is that roots need air to get the oxygen that lets them do their job, so they suffocate, rot, and die if the soil they colonize is wet for any length of time, and obviously can't supply the plant with water. This adds up to overwatering, which has almost the same symptoms as underwatering. Then the plant has to spend energy regrowing the lost roots, which eventually weakens it. That's why we tell people to remove the reservoir so the pot can drain into a saucer and to remove the drained water right away so it doesn't get taken up again. Lenore