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Watermelons do not like their leaves wet especially late in the evening because it can cause leaf damage. Try to do this when there is enough daylight and high temps to dry the leaves before dark. This is one of the biggest reasons for growing cukes on a fence. Plus after the first or second harvest you don't have to bend over to see and pick the fruit. You can stand back from the plants and see the fruit. I go down one side and my bride goes the same row from the other direction and we find almost all of them. You never want to leave and vegetables on the plant after it is past it's ripe stage or the plant will shut down and stop producing. You can use the sun light to see the shadows of the cukes in the foliage and find the ones that are hiding.