Well the Watermelon plants were savaged by the birds, or rather the garden beds themselves were. This is the bed I rebuilt last year after installing the new water tank. The birds got in there and dug over the beds and ripped up the plants repeatedly until I put a piece of mesh fence over the top. One vine survived and produced a lonely melon. Still even that one melon was worth it.

We probably picked it a week too early but it was delicious!!