40 Watermelons and counting

[Texan]

I counted 40 watermelons today and there are still tons of little flowers. I am hoping for over 80 of them. I cant believe how well they are doing. I have two patches. The patch that gets more sunlight is doing better than the one that only gets about 6 hours of sunlight a day but even it is doing good.

 

[Hattie the Hen]

That is amazing!














:rose Hattie :rose

 

[Greenthumb18]

I counted 40 watermelons today and there are still tons of little flowers. I am hoping for over 80 of them. I cant believe how well they are doing. I have two patches. The patch that gets more sunlight is doing better than the one that only gets about 6 hours of sunlight a day but even it is doing good.

40 watermelons thats AMAZING !!!!!!!!!

Glad you have plenty of watermelons, i bet you cant wait to make watermelon wine.

Good Luck with them!!

 

[Texan]

I counted 40 watermelons today and there are still tons of little flowers. I am hoping for over 80 of them. I cant believe how well they are doing. I have two patches. The patch that gets more sunlight is doing better than the one that only gets about 6 hours of sunlight a day but even it is doing good.

40 watermelons thats AMAZING !!!!!!!!!

Glad you have plenty of watermelons, i bet you cant wait to make watermelon wine.

Good Luck with them!!

I am eggcited about watermelon wine. I am waiting for them to ripen up. Seems like it takes forever.

 

[Greenthumb18]

Texan,
out of curiousity what variety(ies) are you growing?

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Texan

Are you going to post your recipe for Watermelon wine? or is it a deep family SECRET?
I have just started a topic on WINE RECIPES & posted one on there but it would be great to have yours as well................pretty please!


:rose Hattie :rose

 

[Texan]

Texan

Are you going to post your recipe for Watermelon wine? or is it a deep family SECRET?
I have just started a topic on WINE RECIPES & posted one on there but it would be great to have yours as well................pretty please!


:rose Hattie :rose

Hattie the Hen

I have not made watermelon wine yet. This will be my first attempt when these melons mature. Watermelon wine is supposed to be one of the toughest to make because watermelon must (must=fruit juice being used to make the wine) tends to spoil quickly. I have purchased a yeast that is supposed to work well with lower tempatures and I will report how that works. Here is the website that I am going to use a the model for my watermelon wine. The site belongs to Jack Keller. He goes into detail about the melon wine Jack Keller's Watermelon Wine Recipes <-----Klick

 

[obsessed]

I am beyond jealous. None of my watermelon grew. Out of 10 plants..... Way jealous.

 

[Texan]

I am beyond jealous. None of my watermelon grew. Out of 10 plants..... Way jealous.

Thats odd, I would have thought that Slidell would be a good growing area

 

[obsessed]

My ducks ate their leaves and then they died. It has gotten a bit too hot to plant anything now. I will have to wait till August and hopefully get a summer crop.