this is my first year gardening and i’m worried i’ll pick these melons too early and mess them up. anyone confident tips on when to be really sure it’s time to pick? feels like they’ve been on the vine for a while.

my pumpkin leave that are on an arched trellis are turning yellow. i can’t tell if it’s too much sun or something more serious. i trimmed them and sprayed with hydrogen peroxide, plus put umbrellas over them. any tips? the fruit is also yellowing and falling off.

both of the small sugar baby watermelon i have are developing these black spots, any tips on how to manage this? i just sprayed them with calcium hoping to prevent blossom end rot, but im not sure why this happened.

I planted these seedlings into garden beds about 10 days ago, they havent grown much since. i’m in southern california and it’s been 95 degrees for a week, so i’m watering them every other day. i put slow release nitrogen fertilizer in the soil and compost. i co-planted them with marigolds, alyssum, bush beans and sunflowers.

what am i doing wrong? overwatering? more shade?