>>1056039>Homegrown Melons, again variety, etc. but not sure if they will do well in 5b.>Grow grapes and make your own wine? But again, 5b.Melons are a bit hard to grow here. They are at the mercy of fickle weather. I've been able to grow them amazingly well only 1 year out of 5 that's I've tried. This year is a bit lackluster, but I do have watermelon coming on. The cold snaps below 50F at night once in a while have killed a few of the plants. The luffa sponge is doing better than the watermelon, but luffa has a growing season a bit too long for here. Someone living in a city would have warmer weather than a rural area near it so watermelon may far better at night.
It depends on the variety really. I have lots of grapes. If the weather isn't too wet then they do well and don't rot. There's at least on wine company near here that has a vineyard. The best vine I've seen here grew under the eaves of a second story porch. The grapes were protected from direct rain, but the base was always getting a stream of water across it when it rained. Those grapes never rotted.
