Watermelons (1 picture added)

[Texan]

I planted watermelons a week ago. Today I see a few little bitty plants. I am excited. Watermelon wine coming soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mjd

 

[Greenthumb18]

I planted watermelons a week ago. Today I see a few little bitty plants. I am excited. Watermelon wine coming soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mjd

Oh thats good soon you'll have watermelons, hmm that watermelon wine sounds interesting never tried it before. What varieties did you plant, for me up north i'll be lucky to harvest 1 ,i chose a few varieties one is called Triple Crown it matures in about 65 days.

 

[Texan]

I planted watermelons a week ago. Today I see a few little bitty plants. I am excited. Watermelon wine coming soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mjd

Oh thats good soon you'll have watermelons, hmm that watermelon wine sounds interesting never tried it before. What varieties did you plant, for me up north i'll be lucky to harvest 1 ,i chose a few varieties one is called Triple Crown it matures in about 65 days.

I planted orange meated ones, yellow meated ones and I forget what the red meated ones are called, I would have to go look at the seed pack.

 

[farmerlor]

I LOVE me a yellow or orange watermelon!!! I've got several varieties that I've started indoors because they take so long to mature. I like watermelon pickles.

 

[Greenthumb18]

I've never tried those yellow or orange watermelons do they taste any different from a regular red one?, i have heard that their sweeter than the reds.

 

[vfem]

I've never tried those yellow or orange watermelons do they taste any different from a regular red one?, i have heard that their sweeter than the reds.

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[smom1976]

OH my I have to get mine in the ground soon!!! I wasted a perfectly good possible work day saturday .. :/ just couldnt do it..

 

[simple life]

You guys are so far ahead of us in New England for your growing season

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Oooh! Texan PLEASE, Please can I have your recipe for melon wine -- Ive never had that, it sounds great

Farmerlor, could you let me have your recipe for melon pickles. I make them out of lots from other produce but never melon. I am growing some this year for the first time as we have been promised a hot summer! :coolsun I hpoe they are right

Lots of luck for everyone's gardening efforts

:rose Hattie :rose

 

[Texan]

Oooh! Texan PLEASE, Please can I have your recipe for melon wine -- Ive never had that, it sounds great

Hattie the Hen

Thats the thing sweetheart, I dont have a recipe. In fact, I've been told that watermelon wine is very difficult to make. The reason givin is that watermelon juice spoils real fast. I just hate to be told that I cant do something. That is the whole reason I got the gardening bug. I figured it would be cheaper to grow my own watermelons than it would be to buy them (little did I know about catching the gardening bug). I have done my research and found a wine yeast made by Lalvin that ferments well at a cooler tempature and ferments faster and has compact lees. I will also use a yeast nutrient. I will also keep the alcohol level fairly low (around 11%) so that fermentation ends faster. I will also use a yeast starter program so that I have yeast that have already multiplied a great deal so there is little lag time. Did that help?
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To the question about the taste of yellow and orange meated watermelons. They taste just like watermelon, you know, some are sweeter than others.

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Watermelon pickles huh, that, my friend, just dont sound right. Interesting though.