However you choose to grow your watermelon, be sure it has full sun. While your watermelon plants may accept a little shade, especially on the tips of creeping vines, they perform best in full sun conditions. This is not a plant to tuck along the shady side of your house. If you’re...
Watermelon can be cultivated commercially on a wide variety of soils. Sandy loams have been proven to be the best for early crop while high productivity is recorded in loamy soils. Well-drained soil with high organic matter is best suited for cultivation. Land can be prepared by ploughing at...
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Growth cracks, internal spotting, and hollow hearts are disorders that tubers growing in soil that swings from dry to moist could develop. The tubers could end up looking crooked if you water potatoes too much immediately after planting or not enough when they start to grow actively. Low ...
watermelon image by Steve Lovegrove fromFotolia.com There are at least 1,200 varieties of watermelon commercially produced in 96 countries. These varieties range in size, shape, taste and color. Red-fleshed watermelons are the most common but there are varieties with cream-colored, orange, pink...
Navel oranges and common oranges are the most commonly grown oranges both in home gardens and commercially. Navel oranges are mostly peeled and eaten fresh out of hand. Common oranges are mostly used to make juice, though some are also eaten out of hand. ...
To wash or not to wash? You don't need to wash your produce before storing it. A lot of what we buy has already been washed commercially. In fact, if you wash your produce and can't get it completely dry, the added moisture could speed up decay in the fridge. ...
Puffball mushrooms can range from golfball-sized to the size of a watermelon. They're not commonly found in the grocery store, but if you've stumbled upon them growing out in the wild, learning how to cook puffball mushrooms is your next step. ...
For a real odor offensive, use predator urine; wolf and coyote urine are sold commercially in most garden stores. (Note: Use a responsible source for predator urine to ensure that the animals are treated humanely and the brand complies with state and federal regulations.) ...
“They won’t overeat their feed, and as long as they have plenty of water and are safe in their pen, they’ll be just fine,” says Lisa. That said, if you’ll be gone multiple weeks, consider asking a neighbor or friend to check in once a day to collect eggs, which could ...