June is for planting watermelons. I go over the key steps to plant and grow watermelon in your garden. Watering melons consistently is the key to success. I cover fertilizers, bed and soil preparation, and discuss temperatures watermelons prefer.
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I love how relatable you make the gardening experience! Well thought out narrative with the excellent advice makes this a favorite channel!
I had chipmunks digging up my shit so I bought rat traps and so far I have caught 5 or 6 chipmunks and 1 bird. Luckily, a hawk has recently made my garden part of his/her patrol area and the tiny 4 legged critters have been far and few between.
My goal is to work more on my fertilizer schedule this season. This helps! Thanks!
About how many melons can you get per sugar baby watermelon vine? I am trying to decide whether to plant it. Last year I had beautiful vines, but only one melon.( Full sun) I don't know if that's typical.
I have 3 huge wooden crates like for watermelons 1/2 full of last year’s leaves. I’ve got potatoes planted now. they’re flowering and I have had to fertilize a couple times. When they’re done I’m planning on planting squash, pumpkin, watermelon or cucumbers in. I water them like the rest of the garden and they’re doing great. I was planning on making them raised beds, but if this works out I’ll put the leaf mold on the garden and fill them up with leaves again in the fall. Rinse and repeat!
I did the old-fashioned hilling and planted several hills of watermelons. I didn't have to do much for fertilizer as the lot was an old hog lot that I got tilled, added some sand, and watered the heck out of it since last summer, so the soil would be mellow and ready to plant this year. I used a 10-10-10 before I planted, and the plants are going crazy. Sure hoping I get a good watermelon 😊
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My watermelon transplants never did well. I found direct sowing them was better . My 3rd year i still can't get over how well they are doing. I can't wait and hope to do more next year 🙏
My melon plants always die of wilt. Not sure of the reason, but good video !!
I don't have room in my garden right now for watermelon, but next spring I plan on adding Sugar Baby Watermelon, and cantaloupe to my garden. I am also planning on adding a few fruit trees, a Lapins cherry treen and two plum trees. Fall planting starts in two weeks for me. That means I have two raised beds that I need to get ready for planting, and I need to cut back my New Zealand Spinach again. The spinach loves the heat and humidity, and grows crazy fast. It is a good thing it tastes good, and the texture is good too.
I have found that when our starts were really mature before they were planted, I just needed to take off the blossoms, so they could start blank as they went in. They look great now. Our temperatures have gone wakadoodle! 2 weeks 80°F, then 2 weeks 36-40°F….now it is warming up again finally.
I'm appreciate being able to find good instructions on how to grow watermelons. I also listen for information on how I can use what I already have around as well as what to buy in the future. I prefer soil amendments and fertilizers that can be used for different plants that I grow.
I'm using a 30 gallon storage tote as a planting container with an S1 pitcher for ongoing compost making in the container.
I have some stuff around including Black Kow, rabbit manure, Espoma TomatoTone, bone meal, 10-10-10 with minors. I get the impression from your video that bone meal isn't going to deliver enough phosphorus accessible to the watermelon.
If I don't want to buy triple phosphate and potassium right now. What else can I use? What else are adding triple phosphate and potassium good for growing?
Do you think that a self wicking plastic gallon jug buried in the planting container would help or harm?
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How fun! My watermelon plants are about the same size as the one you just planted! Now I can see and compare mine to yours and do what needs to be done timely! Thanks!
My ground temperature is over 100 degrees. I’m hoping my cantaloupes and melons make it. I have one 12” watermelon but it’s getting elongated on the end and looks like a black spot on it. It’s been on there for at least 2 months but I’m not sure when to pull it. It is so HOT here in Texas- 3 digit temperatures and expected to continue – no rain either.