Training melons and watermelons to grow vertically is referred to as trellising and is one of the advantages of growing melons in a high tunnel. Most melon cultivars and personal size (less than 7 pounds) watermelon cultivars are amenable to trellising.
A direct public offering (DPO), like the more traditional IPO, is a stock's introduction to the stock market. The stock is offered to the public for the first time. Unlike an IPO, which utilizes an underwriter to sell shares to the public, DPO shares are purchased directly from the issuing company.
In the weeks leading up the IPO, company executives and the underwriter engage in a road show to meet with analysts, stock portfolio managers and mutual fund managers in several large cities to drum up interest in the stock and gauge public interest. Then itâs show time. Related: The Basics of IPOs. Upside: There can be immense advantages to going public, as long as the business fits the profile of a successful public company. That means an annual growth rate of 20 percent and the potential to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue a year.