Grow Watermelon In Containers The Easy Way In Less Space
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- In this video, I'll show you how to grow watermelon in containers the easy way in less space than you thought possible! I've spent the last two years experimenting growing watermelon in as little space as possible. I had some success last year growing them on a mound, but I had a serious issue with pests damaging the vines that were sprawling on the grass. This year, I improved on the method greatly and have increased fruit set, decreased growing space and almost entirely eliminated pests!
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Hey did you ever prune any leaves or suckers on your watermelon vines??
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Him explaining the male and female flower just made me think about how amazing God is. Wow, his creation, everything has a thought behind it. Absolutely amazing. May God bless everyone 💙
Amen
Miracles are all around us if we look. If you really want to be amazed, look at my two recent avocado videos on hand pollination and on man versus female flowers. They are truly wonders. And figs are even more amazing. They require pollination by a little wasp that exists in pure harmony with the fig. It is just incredible.
The Millennial Gardener oh wow 🥺💙just amazing thanks for this comment I look forward to those videos ! May God bless you and your family
@@KatieKatouree you, too!
That was an amazing reminder. We have to realize that God creation is everywhere and everything has a purpose. May God guide you for remembering the people of God who is The Nourisher, The Giver of Life
and The Bringer of Death.
Wow, this was incredible! I grow a lot of fruits and veggies in the back yard. I used TH-cam to my gardening advantage. I watched many videos on watermelons...yours had all the information in one video. So fulfilling. Thank you. I appreciate you.
I watch a lot of people growing watermelon n the video but I'm four year ago I grow a lot of sugarbaby from 9 plants gave me lot of fruit n they were so sweet n good
But did year I'm growin black diamond melon watermelon Charleston gray watermelon 2022
N I will shoot a video soon
@@bigtheoblake7537 uhhh
@@bigtheoblake7537 so when should i plant them and how. i live in Virginia n i think im zone 8a. i don't have much space. n the sun rises in the front of my house. i wasn't so keen to plant melons in front yard or front of house. Do i have to plant them there since i here they need full sun?
U r absolutely correct about the fabric keeping the pest away. I use the same type of fabric. Your garden looks amazing.
This garden is so amazing!!! I love the way you covered the yard, and those bucket pots! ♥️ the information about the flower sex was super helpful too.
Amazing to see your yard from this video to now.. you've come a long way...
It’s been a slow but steady progress. It’s been very rewarding.
That was very helping telling us about the weed barrier being effective against pests!
I love weed barrier and have added more since this video. I made a whole tutorial on it here: th-cam.com/video/XT1reOI1-5E/w-d-xo.html
I trellis and grow 3-4 pound varieties up cattle panels but I may try this with some sugar baby seeds. Good information. Thank you and happy planting. Namaste 🙏🏼
I also use a tiny paint brush and hand pollinate and it works so well for me. I up potted my figs like you suggested and they are LOVING the leg room.
Nikki Cooper go for it! See how far you can push the trellis. I think these sugar babies are supposed to be 5-8 lbs or so.
I hand pollinate my avocados since they flower in January when there are not many pollinators. Glad to hear your figs are doing great!
I just purchased sugar baby watermelon and also giant pumpkins. I’m super excited to build a garden. I’ve already started to germinate them
Awesome! Are you building a new garden? I just completed a huge (for me) expansion a few weeks ago.
your video is super helpful thank you ! I am planning to plant a few seeds in a bag in my balcony this week and I got a few questions :
- what type of soil do you use, can i just use basic soil from the store ?
- How often do you water them ?
- Would they grow in a central Europe climate ? (summer is coming so i think it’s fine but not sure about winter)
- Does the self pollinisation really work ? I doubt at the 6th floor there will be lots of bee to come up and i plan to do it manually !
- Is there some type of special nutrients/supplements you can add to the soil the boost the fruit/plant growth ?
perfect timing for something I'm curious about again! I planted three sugar baby watermelon transplants this year. I haven't tried watermelon in a few years. I really didn't know when to harvest. I put them in a newly started garden area. no grass around so it sounds like i did something right (straw and cardboardnso I'm seeing some ants.ugh).....BUT.......now I know I have to look for squash beetles. I have a a crrokneck in the next row over. I just have flowers now. It's dusk and every flower i see is closed! I did see a bee on an open flower in the am, though.
Kim Anderson I usually see the flowers open in the morning between 8-10am. I suppose it could vary by the time of the year and the length of the days. Right now, the days are longest.
Thank you ill use the weed barrier too .😊
Thanks for watching!
I was able to grow a Crimson Sweet watermelon in a about 7 gallon plastic pot {way too small} this year. Yes it was very tasty. Next year is already planned out. I bought 15 gallon grow bags to grow some Sugar baby watermelon, rock honey cantaloupe, and some 20 gallon grow bags gonna try another Crimson Sweet watermelon, a Yellow Crimson watermelon, Ambrosia cantaloupe, sierra gold cantaloupe. I went to Lowes and bought bags of the cheapest compost/manure(will let them sit 6 - 8 months to age until needed) and peat moss. I'm gonna use 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 compost/manure, and 1/3 old used out of my plastic pots. gonna add some gypsum, garden lime, organic fertlizier "2 cups", alfalfa pellets, and some osmocote plus plant food that has 11 of the nutrients plants need. Plus they'll get the water soluble feedings every 7 to 10 days. After a lot of reading and research online the sugar baby minimum size is a 10 gallon bag so I went with 15 gallon --- the minimum size for watermelon and cataloupe are 15 gallon bags so I went with 20 gallon bags. That's why I chose the above sizes I picked.
Just found you! I’m also from philly/ south jersey and am now in central Florida 10a. I just put up a trellace for my sugar baby. That’s how I found you. :). Going to binge watch your channel now. :)
Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!
I have noticed that you insert a piece of PVC pipe into your 20-gallon grow bags to irrigate them. However, I have not seen an explanation as to how to make them suitable for proper watering. Do you cap the bottom and drill holes in the side of the pipe in varying sizes up the buried length to distribute the water evenly, and how deeply do you insert the pipe into the soil? How often do you fill the pipes? My wife is starting a new garden based on your information, and so far has had good success. Thanks for your help about this issue.
It is a 2" PVC pipe that I cut on an austere angle and drilled a bunch of 7/8" holes in. I used them for awhile, but they eventually plugged up and stopped working, so I don't use them anymore. They worked better in my mind than in practice. Once they fill up with silt, they don't do much anymore.
@@TheMillennialGardener couldn’t you pull it out and clean it every so often?
Pvc pipe is known to be rather toxic.
Your garden looks fantastic!
Nice job!
Thank you! It's always a work in progress.
I planted some sugar babies last year in pots and too was pleasantly surprised how well they turned out.
Yes, it is surprising how compact the roots are. I was expecting them to be much bigger. In my australian spring I am going to try sugar baby and bush jubilee.
mr ed I’m figuring out that while the roots are compact, they are ravenous feeders. I have been mixing in 15-30-15 bloom booster into my normal fertilizing regimen and I’m convinced I’m seeing a difference in fruit set. My watermelon, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers have really increased flowering dramatically. I’m even seeing a few tomatoes set despite the 93/73 degree highs/lows we are seeing every day. I was seeing close to 100% blossom drop before in these conditions, but I’m getting a few tomatoes forming now since I switched things up 3 weeks ago. I’m turning into a major believer in phosphorous.
Next year I want to perform a controlled experiment between popular soluble fertilizers and fruit production.
@@TheMillennialGardener Thanks for the tip. I shall give it a go.
@@Javajavajav interesting, looks like fish emulsion but it is 8% phosphorous. It's pretty pricey, but I'll look into it. Thank you.
Your garden is goals
Thank you. If I can do it, I think anyone can. I hope to inspire others to grow theirs.
This video is the best video I’ve seen on growing watermelon! You covered all of the points that I was trying to find out. 👍
Thank you, I really appreciate that. I'm glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful!
I just recently started my channel. Do you have any advice on how I could continue to grow it
Hello! Thanks for this timely video and most appropriate for my plans on my sugar baby watermelons. I am currently growing my sugar babies under grow lights which will soon be transplanted in Smart pots. I bought tomato Trellises which I plan to use for my watermelons due to space constraints. I am hoping this will work with the fruits. What is your suggestion in supporting them? I would appreciate your input and also what type of compost and water they require. This is my first try growing watermelons. Thank so much!
An old guy in another comment section said his dad used to put strawberry flavored water around his watermmelon and the melon took on a sweeter, strawberryish flavor.
Jaded Optimist there are so many stories like that - tricks folks have developed over the years. I always wonder how accurate they are, but they’re really interesting. Is that like pureeing strawberries in a blender and adding it to water? Very interesting.
Very interested in your response lol
My great great great great great uncles brothers cousin mother's father said if you rub them everyday they will grow bigger
Thando Thabiso careful... you don’t want it to burst!
Yellow Doll is small like Sugar Baby that is good! I'm going to plant some like this tomorrow! Thanks!
Do you think it could be done with 10gal grow bags? Large variety watermelons.
You could do it with 5 gal., but that's the minimum depending on variety of course.
Beautiful and simple teaching
I’m growing a watermelon on a 5 gallon container and it’s growing just fine
Once the watermelons begin to ripen, they demand a lot of water. You may find that the 5 gallon buckets dry out far too quickly. If you are away at work for 10 hours a day, you may find your plants suffering. 5 gallon buckets seem fine at first, but they can become quickly problematic as the plant matures and demands more water, because they do so as the summer gets hotter and hotter. It's always best to go bigger with your container.
Less space?. 😂😂, you've got a sports field. Love the video though. 😂❤️
My entire backyard is only 8700 square feet. The camera makes it look a lot bigger than it is. It's very modest and smaller than most suburban plots. Thanks for watching.
@@TheMillennialGardener ok, you've done very well then. 😊♥️👏
@@dawnanderson4967 thanks. Every square foot to me is precious, so I'm trying to do a lot of planning to maximize my space.
Got 4 sections seperate. N it’s smaller then what u got. Jealous of the space. Keep it up. 3rd year gardener here. Bought an indoor rack for seeding n small garden. Dwarf, micro greens, lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard, potatoes, tiny Tim tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, purplette onions, white onions, green onions, herbs, green/red/yellow/pepperonconi/chilli peppers, fingerling carrots. Gonna start seeding tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers next for outdoors.
I bought some cloth pots but they dry out so quick. I zip tied plastic sheets around the outside of them to help keep in the moisture. Next year I may just line the inside.
I’ll have to check out these grow bags! I’ve seen other ppl use it but never interested.. this now made it interesting!
To get more female producing blooms, I’d pinch the direct vine. We do that for the gourds and squash we grow. I guess the thought is the energy is directed in that main vine and just wants to grow instead of produce. Pinching the direct vine redirects that energy... it’s worth a try for sure.
Anh Ung one thing to consider is the root system can only support so much energy, so the more fruits you set, the smaller they’ll be. If you set many fruits, you will have to split that energy between them. The plants send multiple vines, and I believe the general rule of thumb is one fruit per vine.
you will love the grow bags!! I use them a lot with tomato plants and cucumbers, peppers, etc... I use the 5 gallon bags
They dry out very quickly unless you use a ten pounder and up.
I think I'm seeing PVC coming out of the grow bags. Do you have self wicking watering set up in them?
I know watermelons need a lot of water.
Good to know that your Sugar Baby watermelons did so well for you as that's what I just started, and I'm right up the road in Jacksonville. Mine are also going in grow bags.
Nice! I did notice they don't grow quite as large in the grow bags as they do in-ground, but that's not a bad thing since it's tough to eat gigantic watermelons while they're in their prime. I think you'll have great success!
@@TheMillennialGardener I might put one in the ground and one in a bag and see what happens.
@@Ldyjarhead I'd be curious the results. My assumption is the bag grown one will be earlier and will give smaller fruits, whereas the in-ground one will take longer to ripen (since the fruits will be larger). But I'd like to know the final results. I could be wrong.
@@TheMillennialGardener The soil mixture might not be exactly the same in both so it won't be a true test, but it'll still be interesting to see.
@@Ldyjarhead me too 😉 and with the same soil
After I asked you the question. I thought that maybe you were watering the bag. Thanks for letting me know!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the hand pollination tip.
Thanks for watching!
@@TheMillennialGardener this will be my first year growing 🍉....I'm trying crimson sweet, and several sugar babies......want to get as many fruit set as possible so thanks again. Peace.
Hi Sir i have not get your reply please help i am a new learner for planting watermelon and i have planted pumpkin it only produce male flower no female flower how to do get female flowers please advise thank you
I had been looking for someone to show the results of showing watermelon in those bags and how well it work. Thank you again. Your weed barrier looks awesome, have a hard time just finding the quantity of one.
Glad the video was helpful. I have several different sizes of weed barrier linked in my Amazon Storefront. I've bought them all in lengths as small as 100' and as large as 300'.
@@TheMillennialGardener Thank you.
Thanks so much for the video. This is what I have been waiting for and I subscribed immediately. Quick question please...how many female flowers do I need to pollinate at a time? Does it take to pollinate female flowers once or constantly? How many fruit can watermelon plantation produce and why are some fruits being removed from the veins ?
I think I didn't know the rule of pollination of watermelon hence the reason I didn't have successful harvest.
Your response and more enlightenment on this my most favourable fruits will be highly appreciated! Thank you.
Your garden is beautiful 😍
To try and produce a more bountiful and healthy garden I am practicing something called companion planting. This involves not only beneficial fruit and vegetables, but also beneficial flowers being planted in close proximity to the garden. Flowers can protect your garden from pests through smell and attracted beneficial pollinators and other insects that like to eat the bad insects. This could be an alternative to manual pollination.
I am doing this this year. I've interplanted my tomatoes and peppers with garlic, marigolds and basil. We'll see if it keeps pests away as well as advertised. The leaf footed bugs are starting to become common.
You did a great job I wonder what you fertilize them with
Thanks. I fertilize them the same as my tomatoes. Twice a month they get a handful of organic 5-5-5 and a handful of bone meal, as well as a dose of diluted MiracleGro Tomato 18-18-21 and organic fish emulsion.
Thank you so much!!! Your video is the best one I've seen!!! Thank you again!!!🤗
Thanks for watching!
Thank you sir for this info. My question is, does watermelon need to be placed in sunny locations or is watering more important and how often. Thank you
Ella Winkler watermelon need full sun and as much heat as possible. They thrive in hot, sunny condition, so the more sun you can give them the better in general.
Thanks for Sharing Your video. 2021 will be year 3 for growing watermelons 🍉 hope I have success.
Best of luck! Thanks for watching.
What do you use for organic pesticide noticed very small black bugs on my watermelon plants.
Pyrethrin is the best broad-spectrum natural pesticide. It is my favorite. You may want to watch my video here: th-cam.com/video/FTpCxlI7nu0/w-d-xo.html
Since you have so many critters living in your lawn you could treat that it's very easy with granules. The product is called bug be gone for lawns. you can get it at the big box stores
How many cubic feet of soil does it take to fill these 20 gallon bags?
If I had that much area on top of the tarp, I would fill it up with 30-40 of those giant grow bags growing all sorts of plants
Hi. Do you have more information about the PVC pipe you have in your grow bag? Thank you for the great videos!
Like the wead barrier
Or you can use a q tip to pollinate
There is a pipe stand right in the middle of the bag can you pls explain
i like the kind how you speak english
what are the pipes for? irrigation? interesting they are out like that
The pipes abut against the roots so it was a way to deliver water straight to the heart of the root system.
Awesome video as always! I do not see the link in affiliate store for the weed barrier though? help! ty!
Thanks! The weed barrier is linked in my Amazon Storefront. If you click on the storefront link, which is the first link in the store, they are in the GARDEN ACCESSORIES list.
Do you think a kiddie pool with grow bags and wire fencing in a circle would work for growing watermelons
I would advise against that, because those are generally not UV-treated and will fall apart within 1-2 seasons. If you're sure they are UV-resistant, you can do so. However, the cheap kiddie pools usually sold at Walmart for $20-40 are not and will fall apart on you. I know a lot of garden channels promote this, but if you have to replace them every year, it winds up being such a waste. If they're UV-treated, I think it's a fine idea.
This is kind of like I want to.
I took chicken wire and made a ring. Fill with soil, and let it grow over the sides. 😊
My seeds are popping. Now for the hard part - getting my husband to do the hard work. Tehehe. Your watermelon segment was exactly what I needed. I want to gorge on fruit this year.
Outstanding. Watch out this week. There is a serious, unseasonable cold front coming.
@@TheMillennialGardener thanks after all the prep and seed set up from years of collecting I ain't putting nothing out until I'm sure. I can allow my seeds to develop strong roots while I wait. My soil remediation has been happening for two years of comparing kitchen scraps. I do excited. I know you know the feeling. I've been gardening for decades but never have I really put a lot of work into food production. I got my feet wet last year. This year I'm bathing in many varieties. Thanks for your kind response. On this level we need to lift each other up through this changing and difficult world.
How about type of fertilizer?
Eyeshadow* brush! Not mascara lol
This made me smile. Thank you!
Such a great video.
Believe it or not, this incredible complexion is au naturel. What I’m trying to say is any soft makeup brush works for hand pollination.
@@TheMillennialGardener 😄😄😄 truly grateful for the laugh. Thank you. God Bless
Georgia Rattlesnake is a good one to grow
Never heard of that one. This year I'm trying one called Ali Baba. There are so many kinds.
Which watermelon varieties are good for containers
My first year growing watermelon and I was wondering if I need to pinch off any buds or do I just leave as is? My vines are just now flowering and there are a lot of flowers on them.
Tracy Sohl I would leave them. I have found a lot of female watermelon flowers fail to get started. Most abort. Fruit set isn’t easy with watermelon. If you pinch them off, you may wind up with none! I would only pinch them off if you’ve had so much fruit set nothing is ripening and you get impatient. Watermelon is something I wouldn’t prune.
Good 💡.
Hi! Not sure you are going to see this comment but what is your method for dealing with vine borers?
I have 2 videos on preventing vine borers on squash plants here:
1. This focuses on burying the exposed vines: th-cam.com/video/oAbNCCQzvCg/w-d-xo.html
2. This focuses on dusting the exposed parts you can't bury: th-cam.com/video/7uJjOpMCmwI/w-d-xo.html
I've never had a problem with watermelon *knock on wood* but I think that's because I grow my watermelon in 20 gallon grow bags on top of weed barrier. For whatever reason, pests won't go around the weed barrier. Maybe it gets too hot and they want to be near the dirt. It has really helped my watermelon stay safe.
I got my watermelon babies in the fabric and mulched with ez-straw. The fabric bags are holding a lot of water and not wicking enough. Should I just pull the mulching?
I usually don't mulch until it gets hot enough that evaporation is a problem. If your rainfall rate is eclipsing your evaporation rate, you may want to leave the mulch off until it gets too hot and you need to cool things down.
Did you have to hand pollinate those plants? I'm having really bad luck with Zucchini this year. I have 6 plants and so far every zucchini got about 2 inches long and turned yellow on the tip and rotten then fell off. I heard that it was a calcium problem, and I also heard that it was a pollination problem. I watered them with milk to get the calcium to the plants faster and that didn't help, 2 days ago I hand pollinated several, but 90% of the flowers are always closed. I never had any problems growing Zucchini before. They have always been easy to grow.
Healthy Zuchinni plants grow really really FAST.....are you growing them in pots or in the ground? Something could be attacking the roots if in the ground, maybe earth grubs, or vine borer beetles. Maybe your soil is too acidic/ ?...Dig out one plant and inspect the roots and the 3 or 4 inches where the root ends and the stem begins. If nothing looks out of place then it might be a soil deficient problem. Here's what I did: For each plant I dug an 18" diameter hole in from direct soil. No pots.I replaced this with , and I added my own potting mix making sure to add lime from the HD in the plant dept. This adds calcium and magnesium....A handful for a good shovel and a half for each hole I dug.....water them once a week with one gallon of fish emulsion A capful to one gallon in a watering can. I spray the leaves with neem oil, too... High nitrogen will promote leaf growth and high potassium fertilizer will promote fruit and flower growth. Like 3-6-6 or something similar. But first you want good leaf growth. This works for me as I have 21 Zuchinni plants planted soil direct. Trim off any poor looking leaves close to the ground this will not hurt anything...then spray the stem with neem oil and the ground around it..Like I said , you can plant them again as they grow fast and you can still have a harvest They love plenty of sun and water. .Hope this helps.
@@mikelovetere4719 Thank you for your post, I'm growing them in the garden, I started the plants indoors and then transplanted them and I think it is a soil deficiency issue. It's just been a disaster. I will save your post and try this next spring. Great post, thanks
@@crazyclown2650..I think you still have time to grow this year ..Even if it's a couple of plants from the home center ready for transplant. This might give you an idea of what the problem could be, and you would still have a zuchinni yield. If you want to em me for some pics of mine, .As I said, they grow really , fast You can see what healthy plants look like...I think I originally got the seeds from burpee , and they seem to be disease resistant.........michaellovetere@comcast.net
I've had no watermelon or pumpkin luck this season; I've seen 1 female pumpkin flower and none on the watermelons. :( Growing vertically is awesome. Thanks for the information.
Hello, what are the PVC tubes in your Watermelon grow bags for?
I drilled holes into them so I could water through the PVC pipe.
Omg that backyard is big
It's only about 8,000 square feet. It looks bigger on camera than it really is. It's a pretty standard residential plot, but I guess it's relative to where you live. I wish it were a lot bigger!
Nice and weed free . I love that !
MY PERMACULTURE GARDEN it is so much better than weeding. This weed barrier was a good investment.
Did you put that on existing grass or did you strip the grass first? Thoughts?
Weed barrier can be placed right on top of existing grass. It'll snuff it out completely and kill it. You can see how I did it here and the results after 3 years: th-cam.com/video/V_I6XbZaLlo/w-d-xo.html
I live in the northernmost part of Arizona about 100 miles from Vegas (LOS VEGAS, NV.) we have HOT 🥵 Summers here However we or at least some do have successes with 🍅 🌶🌽🥒🥬 veggie garden’s ( I have 3 tomatoes planets ‘s ) I would like to try growing water melons ! So think I will try grow baskets . Thank You for shearing your information ! I have subscribed to your channel and enjoyed as well as learning about watermelons 🍉 🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉👍👍👍👍👍👍👵🏻🐶😺
Bullhead City? I was in Topock, Parker and Lake Havasu last year. It was beautiful in January when I went. I would recommend getting yourself some 30% shade cloth. If you can use shade cloth and drip irrigation, I think you'll be dramatically more successful in that climate.
Thank you for sharing. May I ask do you prune your watermelon plant at all?
I do not. You can cut the vines back after 1-2 melons have set on each vine, but I don't find it necessary. I am not trying to grow enormous watermelons and would prefer more, smaller melons since they're easier to store.
Great setup!! Yes the barrier is fantastic!! Thanks for sharing. New subbie.
Thanks for subbing! I appreciate it.
Hi Sir i have try many times to germinate the watermelon seed without success can you teach me the correct way
You must use a seedling heat mat. Watermelon seeds need high heat to germinate. They will not germinate in cool soil. Also, watermelon seeds have about 60% germination, so you need to overseed: plant 2-3 seeds per cell. If you sow 2-3 seeds in each cell and use a seedling heat mat, they will germinate in 4 days. Sometimes even faster!
I didn't see the weed barrier in the description
Thank you for this, you've answered so many questions! Is there any rhyme or reason to the direction they grow? I've planted 3 watermelon plants from seedlings, they actually look like 2 in each. They sets of 2 are trying to grow together, the tendrills are wrapping around themselves. I'm wondering if I can seperate them and grow each in a different direction. Like in group A send one right and one left?
I don't think there is any rhyme or reason. They're vines, so they're growing wild on purpose to try and find things to grab onto. Basically, it's in their best interest to have random, vigorous growth. The only way I've been able to manage the growth is to pick up and move the vines on a semi-daily basis. You just have to pick them up and place them where you want them to go from the beginning and manually direct their growth.
@@TheMillennialGardener Thank you so much! I unpinned the one and will just move them in the morning if they slide down the hill. I know not everything we planted will succeed since it's the first year but I'm grateful for folks like you that help us out, especially on your own time.
Do you feed your watermelon worm tea or fish fertilizer nutrition as a way of in between fertilizing to give them nutrients? If so, how often?
I feed them a mixture of fish emulsion and MiracleGro Tomato every 10 days, and add organic 5-5-5 and some bone meal every 2 weeks.
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Do the vines have thorns?
Watermelon vines do not.
Great ideas with the fabric. Keeps weeds and pest away. The good news with watermelon is that its a vine so you can train it to go where you want it to. Such as on a trellis or even vertically for the smaller variety since they'll need to be supported.
I like in an apartment now so I'm going to try a challenge growing watermelons vertically in containers. Although now that I see your bags I may use them instead.
My balcony doesn't get enough sunlight for melons, so I'll be adding a grow light. Of course this may not work at all, but I just want to see if it can be done. Since watermelon are among the most difficult crops to grow, if this works, than anything should be possible. I did actually get a nice yield of tomatoes and habaneros to grow a couple years back with just a few hours of direct sunlight. I was really surprised and delighted to have accomplished that challenge.
Krane I recommend you try Sugar Babies. In my experience, the vines can’t support the fruit of larger melons when grown vertically and they snap. The smaller sugar babies tend to hold. They’re also a little less demanding on the plants with your lower light conditions. A smaller variety that grows 3-5 lb melons may be good for you.
Hi sir may I know where can I buy the weed barrier
I have the item linked in my Amazon Storefront in the video description. If you follow the link, you'll see it listed in the store.
Hand pollination works to take the male flower off peel back the petals and rub the male onto the female flowers
I have had good results with a blush brush. It makes pollen transfer easy.
my watermelon plant bares some good size fruits the size of a baseballbbut after awhile the fruit develope a black burn mark......what am i doing wrong
That sounds like a lack of pollination. Female flowers always have a baby watermelon attached to them. If they do not get pollinated by a male flower, the female fruit will abort. They usually abort when they're about 2 inches in diameter. It sounds like you don't have a lot of bees in your garden, and if that's the case, you may need to hand pollinate manually with a makeup brush (go from male flower to female flower), or you may want to consider planting some flowers nearby to attract the bees.
How would you plant seedless watermelons in containers that require a pollinator..
I have never grown seedless watermelon, but it's no different than planting in ground. A single 20 gallon container can hold two watermelon plants, and if you need a second plant for pollination requirements, you can always add more containers.
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I noticed you put stake in each grow bag. What is the reason for that?
That was a piece of PVC pipe that I drilled out to try and bottom water the bags. It worked well at first until the holes got clogged and I stopped using them.
What kind of weed barrier are you using
They are linked in my Amazon Storefront in the video description under Garden Accessories.
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I have a problem. I am growing in container also. Problem is I was pruning and cut a vine with a nice sized melon on it. Is there a way to save it. Can I put the vine in soil and it take root like a tomato
Unfortunately, no. If the vine was cut, it is lost. It happens to all of us. I've misjudged a cut before and lost fruit on my tomatoes more than once.
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Hi, I started growing watermelon in a 25# grow bag too ! While I can see growing melons made for container--But I’m wondering if growing a larger variety will be successful ?
Me B I am growing larger melons. This year, I am growing Ali Baba. They’re doing great so far. They may be a little smaller when container grown, but they still do well as long as you fertilize regularly and never let the containers dry out.
The Millennial Gardener That’s awesome ! Ok I will start following you & look fwd to seeing the updates
@@TheMillennialGardener did this method work for Ali Baba? This is the seed I have and unsure if I can grow it in smaller space.
Do I need to prune back my vine?
I do not prune watermelon vines. Some gardeners do, because if you remove the wine after each melon, they will theoretically grow larger since the plants will have less fruit. The fewer fruits your plant sets, the larger they can potentially grow. The downside is you’ll have less fruits. If something goes wrong, you’ll have less spare fruits to fall back on.
what are the pests that like watermellon and what do you use
Vivian Gerard watermelon is in the same family as cucumber, so the pests are similar. The main pests are cucumber beetles and leaf hoppers in my climate. Growing on this weed barrier has made the ground too hot for the pests, so it has kept them off. If you don’t want to use the weed barrier, it will be tougher. You may want to try with dusts like spinosad or Sevin and apply it to the leaves and vines to keep it away from the flowers. If you get it in the flowers, you can kill pollinators.
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New to your channel, I will start having new content in May. I’m trying to learn all I can
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your backyard is humongous!
What do you fertilize the watermelon plants with?
I fertilize watermelons the exact same way I fertilize tomatoes. That also includes peppers, zucchini, pumpkins, cucumbers and the other similar fruiting/vining plants. They all seem to have the same nutrient requirements. I have a tutorial on it here: th-cam.com/video/SyXPQCJmRzk/w-d-xo.html
All propose organic fertilizer for vegetables
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I did a plant on a tomato cage the watermelon turned out the size of a large orange
I used viable seeds from a mini seedless and pollinated the female flowers from that with male flowers from a crimson sweet plant
They turned out ok they were pink, nice and juicy and full of seeds but had very little flavor they tasted like cucumber with a hint of watermelon
I’ll replant the seeds and see what comes up next year 😁
I posted them to the creative gardening group on fb
The crimson sweet failed it was killed by spider mites so I didn’t get anything from that plant 😕
I would not recommend using a male flower from another plant. If you cross-pollinate, you will likely wind up with very seedy fruit. Cross-pollination usually increases seed production. Pollinating a watermelon with its own male flowers will provide a better result. The only reason to cross-pollinate is if you’re growing a gynoecious variety that lacks male flowers or you’re trying to breed new hybrids.
If you cross-pollinated, all the seeds will be genetically unique, so all the seeds you plant will grow random plants.
Watermelons are very heavy feeders, like every two weeks at least.
how would you stake a watermellon in a container
Wow, what good info. Thanks.🙂
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