The plant, I think is multiple plants. I have several fruits and they are growing. A couple have blossom rot. I added fertilizer when I saw fruit but the vines are all tangled and I can’t tell what are good vines from suckers.
So couple questions, do I just wait it out till fall get what fruit I get learn my lesson and do better next year. Do I trim the blossom rot fruit n leave the vines as is?
Are the oval shapes normal? Is that one ready to be picked? I used my hand for scale. One of them just flowered now too.
I water every other day. Lots of water though. It’s south facing so gets a lot, too much sun really. Most things die back there. Out eggplant did okay, but this thrived with pretty minimal care. Just trying to get some juicy watermelon.
by Matt_Wwood
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I make tomato cages for all my melon and squash, they love to climb. They have to be trained young though. Those vines are too thick to manipulate at this point.
Blossom rot is usually due to inconsistent watering and/or calcium deficiency and is still perfectly edible. Add some bone meal or crushed eggshell to the soil. It’s always better to water infrequently but deeply, rather than a little water frequently.
You know a watermelon is ripe when the little tendril on the vine closest to the fruit turns brown. It should also sound hollow when you knock on it. The weird looking one could be from many different causes but I would guess a nutrient deficiency
Yes, trim away any rot. Harvest what you can this season (those melons should be roughly basketball sized (species dependant)) and prepare for the next growing season.
Eat more watermelon!!🍉