vfem
Garden Addicted
Hey Carol, I got a message from Mary earlier... I know, I'm so terrible about socializing lately! lol PLEASE forgive me!
My watermelon never got as dark orange as the pictures online show the melon on Baker's creek site. They got so very much of the 'white rine' which is totally edible up to like an inch even though its so very yellowish in color. I'm wondering when you planted it, how many watermelons were on the vine with it, and what you used to fertilize? We're so VERY hot here that I think that helps with growth on heat loving melons like watermelon. I also pulled any other melons sharing the same vine so it pull all its energy into that 1. When I usually plant, its in April here for melon to get a good LONG season. I also fertilized with fish emulsion.
This year I planted end of May. My melons are small this year. My orange melons are the same size as my crimson and none of mine are ready. I also have 2 melons on each vine. I'm hoping to pick 6-7 from our mix of watermelon. I've already picked all our different honeydews and cantaloupes. Those did awesome for us this year.
We'll pick them soon, because I need to clean out my garden, everything is pretty much done and fizzling out.
Thanks Mary for a kick in the pants. We didn't end up processing the birds tonight anyways because my daughter wanted to star gaze and I wouldn't process birds with her still up, so we put it off until tomorrow night.... unless someone wants to buy some Lavender Drake Muscovies?! We'll be eating duck soon!
My watermelon never got as dark orange as the pictures online show the melon on Baker's creek site. They got so very much of the 'white rine' which is totally edible up to like an inch even though its so very yellowish in color. I'm wondering when you planted it, how many watermelons were on the vine with it, and what you used to fertilize? We're so VERY hot here that I think that helps with growth on heat loving melons like watermelon. I also pulled any other melons sharing the same vine so it pull all its energy into that 1. When I usually plant, its in April here for melon to get a good LONG season. I also fertilized with fish emulsion.
This year I planted end of May. My melons are small this year. My orange melons are the same size as my crimson and none of mine are ready. I also have 2 melons on each vine. I'm hoping to pick 6-7 from our mix of watermelon. I've already picked all our different honeydews and cantaloupes. Those did awesome for us this year.
We'll pick them soon, because I need to clean out my garden, everything is pretty much done and fizzling out.
Thanks Mary for a kick in the pants. We didn't end up processing the birds tonight anyways because my daughter wanted to star gaze and I wouldn't process birds with her still up, so we put it off until tomorrow night.... unless someone wants to buy some Lavender Drake Muscovies?! We'll be eating duck soon!