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.
Today's two tech deals â the Square IPO and Match.com IPO â should help revive the sluggish IPO market. Only one tech company went public in the third quarter â down 86% from the third quarter of 2014. The Square stock price skyrocketed 45.2%. That smashed the average first-day gain of 14% for 2015 IPOs.