>>2535564I remember hearing stories of Japanese's cabbage patches that would have cabbage heads constantly burst open from absorbing too much water during a heavy rain. I wish I could give advice to you anon but I would start there and see what the cabbage farmers did to alleviate that issue and I imagine the same techniques would work for melons. I have not grown heads of lettuce or melons yet just cutting lettuce otherwise I would try to help more. Best of luck to you anon.