Guest VegetaFajita Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 What should i expect besides what the internet tells me
stilgar Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 My parents tried when I was a kid. It didn't work out to well. 1
Sandstone Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 I am growing some this season first time. I can't really offer any pointers in the topic if that is what you want to know but I would be interested in hearing some from others.l as well.
Ginguy Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 You have to X-ray it to determine optimal sugar content before harvesting.
SwimModSponges Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 MY folks grow watermelon. Like most plants, it likes dirt, water, and sunlight. 1
QueenoftheDorks Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 I tried once one year, but they didn't do super great.
Sandstone Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 8 minutes ago, Ginguy said: You have to X-ray it to determine optimal sugar content before harvesting. Seriously? That'd be pretty cool if true. But I feel like you're joking.
Ginguy Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 58 minutes ago, Sandstone said: Seriously? That'd be pretty cool if true. But I feel like you're joking. They xray them in Japan to try to produce seedless watermelon. I think they also measure sugar content that way, but don't hold me to it. Honestly I just wanted to see if Viper would try to hax up an X-ray machine from a YT vid to try and get a l33t watermelon.
katt_goddess Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 All I know is that we'd plant them in the shade on the edge of the woods leading to the swamp where'd they'd get both soft soil, moisture without too much moisture, and morning light that would fade by noon so they wouldn't get too hot. There are probably wild watermelons roaming free in random spots in the swamp by now.
Vercaties Posted July 1, 2018 Posted July 1, 2018 Where I grew up as a kid they would just grow from wherever we spit them out at from the top of our deck.
discolé monade Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 this is the first year i'm growing them. as well as pumpkins. can't offer anything of value currently.
lupin_bebop Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 Patience is your best friend. I can't offer you more advice other than that. I've never grown watermelons, but my grandparents did.
Guest VegetaFajita Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 12 minutes ago, discolemonade said: this is the first year i'm growing them. as well as pumpkins. can't offer anything of value currently. it came to my attn during research that they're entirely related. lol
Guest VegetaFajita Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 15 hours ago, Vercaties said: Where I grew up as a kid they would just grow from wherever we spit them out at from the top of our deck. ah so you don't need a ton of soil.
Guest VegetaFajita Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 Just now, lupin_bebop said: Patience is your best friend. I can't offer you more advice other than that. I've never grown watermelons, but my grandparents did. they've been planted for a week, not dying, no leaf rot
K_N Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 If you grow them anywhere near another kind of melon or squash, expect inedible cross breed/hybrids. 5
discolé monade Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 57 minutes ago, VegetaFajita said: it came to my attn during research that they're entirely related. lol yeah, i started 5 pumpkin and 6 watermelon. they are doing well. the pumpkin have super long vines, and they are flowering. so that's cool the watermelon have nice big leaves. so...here's hoping.
Guest VegetaFajita Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 1 hour ago, KN said: If you grow them anywhere near another kind of melon or squash, expect inedible cross breed/hybrids. The hell? is that a root thing?
discolé monade Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 17 minutes ago, VegetaFajita said: The hell? is that a root thing? it's like 'classest' thing /s/ like you shouldn't grow tomatoes near cucumbers. or corn near okra, some silly thing like that.
SlappyKincaid Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) I learned from a food show on netflix that watermelons are the sluts of the plant world and can and will crossbreed with anything resembling a squash or melon type plant, like KN said. So just an fyi that your melons are likely to be .... strange although looking for information to post here is telling me otherwise, so I don't know what to believe anymore Edited July 2, 2018 by SlappyKincaid 1
SlappyKincaid Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 http://homeguides.sfgate.com/plants-should-not-planted-next-watermelons-56374.html https://www.burpee.com/gardenadvicecenter/vegetables/watermelons/all-about-watermelons/article10022.html
mochi Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) On 6/28/2018 at 8:40 PM, VegetaFajita said: What should i expect besides what the internet tells me I don't grow plants, everything I touch dies I even managed to kill a cactus once Edited July 2, 2018 by mochi
lupin_bebop Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 4 hours ago, KN said: If you grow them anywhere near another kind of melon or squash, expect inedible cross breed/hybrids. Really? I didn’t know that. Then again, my grandparents always kept them separated from many things.
K_N Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 4 hours ago, VegetaFajita said: The hell? is that a root thing? Nothing to do with roots. They're genetically similar so they can cross breed when they're flowering and make weird crap.
K_N Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 1 hour ago, lupin_bebop said: Really? I didn’t know that. Then again, my grandparents always kept them separated from many things. Yeah, we learned this when I was 8 or 9, my mom grew pumpkins next to summer squash and watermelons and all 3 came out mangled hybrids of eachother.
Chapinator_X Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 I don't think I've been able to grow watermelon, or at least my attempts when I was younger never panned out similarly to when I attempted to grow pineapple. Mangos and avocados are simple enough, but anything that doesn't involve a pot or a tree has a complicated time.
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