Step 1: Choose the Right Watermelon Variety Success begins with variety selection. Choose a watermelon that matches your climate, space, and time to harvest. My go-to recommendations: Small spaces:‘Sugar Baby’
Many watermelon growers plant flowers or install beehives. They do so to attract butterflies, bees, and other pollinators. If the garden has insufficient pollinators, just hand-pollinate Sugar Baby watermelon plants. You can grab a tiny paintbrush or cotton swab. Another way to hand-pollinate ...
How to grow Watermelons. Growing watermelon plants in your home garden, from seed to harvest. Watermelon recipes. By The Gardener's Net.
Seedless watermelons have a lower germination rate than seeded watermelons do, and you may need to plant more watermelon seeds when trying to germinate them. However, the seeds themselves are easily digestible and not as woody as those of their heirloom counterparts. I’m going to be including ...
Plant carrots with chives, onions, leeks, tomatoes, peas, and rosemary. Avoid planting carrots with dill. Watering carrots Keep carrots evenly moist to ensure quick growth. When the soil surface goes dry, stick your index finger into the soil; if it comes away dry, it is time to water....
Furrow method:Open furrows at a distance of 2-3 meters apart. Sow the seeds on either side of the furrows and allow the vines to trail on the ground. Two plants/ hills should be maintained. In a furrow plant to plant, spacing should be 0.75 to 1m. ...
Aim for the smaller baking pumpkins that are roughly the size of a personal watermelon.Sometimes they are called sugar pumpkins or pie pumpkins, and in most stores, they’re labeled “baking pumpkins.” You want to choose a pupmkin that’s heavy for its size, without blemishes, and that...
4. Watermelon Fresh fruit is always an excellent healthy snack idea. And watermelon isn’t just a sweet and juicy treat; it’s packed with nutrients and not super expensive. You can slice it and serve or throw it into a smoothie!
Watermelon flowers: Monoecious (male flowers and female flowers on the same plant); the first female flowers to appear are the ones most likely to set fruit. Pollination: Insects, bees Cross-pollination: Can cross-pollinate with other varieties. Cage plants or bag blossoms to prevent cross-pol...
plant seeds 1 to 1.5 inches deep and space them 8 to 10 inches apart. Rather than planting in long single rows, use blocks of at least four short rows—this method greatly improves pollination and leads to fuller, better-developed ears. This simple change in layout can really elevate your...