Not to hijack the thread but others have mentioned watermelon and cantaloupe. Before seedless watermelons, the market peaked on fourth of July so you had to have ripe melons after June 20 and in the market by July 1. We planted here in mid February. We would be planting right now. Ran the rows east and west. They were 80" wide and planted on the south side of the bed. Irrigated the field and held water in the furrows until it subbed up above the seed line. When the plants had one or two true leaves we would knock off the top of the bed to make a wide flat surface for the vines and keep the melons out of the water. Had to irrigate almost weekly when the melons were almost ripe. Very depressing to stand in the field and hear the watermelons bursting open.
A good friend of mine and I worked for the same seed company. He was a plant breeder. We left about the same time and he went to work with his dad. They were trying to develop a watermelon without seeds. They were successful but he died from Parkinson's disease.
Now back to the taters.
