Bundy's Unique Growing Method

Bundy Melons not only develops new varieties of melons but has also developed a unique method of farming to grow them. Interested in conserving water and trying to avoid pesticides and herbicides with flavor being their number one priority the method was derived. The Virgin River Valley and down the Colorado River Corridor is proven to grow sweeter melons than other places. Wither it is the red clay soil or the minerals in the water is not known why, but melons grown in this area are just better. In this soil and with this water Bundy deep plows the ground and fallows it for a time, infusing oxygen into the soil and eradicating weeds. Then treading lightly so as to not compact the soil we lightly disc. Flood irrigation then fills the soil completely with water. When the soil is firm enough to get on it with equipment again and after weed seeds are started, it is disced again to kill the weeds and fluff the top few inches of soil. Our melon seeds are carefully planted deep beneath the dry fluffy top soil down on the wet soil underneath. The field is not irrigated again for 70+ days. The melons will grow through the fluffy top but weeds will not. The top stays dry reducing insect infestations, molds and diseases. The fluffy top soil also acts as a barrier to hold the water in the lower layer of soil reducing evaporation. The melon plants will also send roots deeper and farther into the ground searching for water and exposing them to more nutrients. Melon plants love it and it results in stronger vines, and sweeter, more nutritious, melons. This is all done in the heat of the SouthWest deserts of Southern Nevada and Arizona in temperatures of 115* or better. By the time we irrigate the second time our melons are well developed, some nearly ripe. This is the first time our plants ever come in contact with water on the surface.