October 1, 2016: Harvested (1 melon) October 31, 2016: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) (seeds collected) October 14, 2017: Obtained plant (Seeds from oblong ) March 4, 2018: Plant emerged (seeds into soil; germination; now 1 ft long) August 8, 2018: Fruit Ripened (thus far 4 melons; one fell off the vine; they are the oblong type) August 27, 2018: Harvested (Three that are oblong dark green skin - 11 lb, 15 lb )