More homely-style gardening

Honestly speaking, I had totally no idea how to grow melons and still do not have any. Perhaps that was why the winter melon plant did not work out. There was not much planting for this in fact, as it just grew out of no where. My best guess is the seed came from one of the kitchen rendezvous, and the water was subsequently used to water my other plants. It was transferred out to an individual pot after a while, and started growing everywhere on the floor. The leaves were one of the largest ever existed on my balcony, and its flowers pretty bright yellow. However sad to say, it did not work out well . The leaves kept drying out despite of constant watering. Perhaps the whole plant needed soil, not only at the root.