Watermelon Growing Tips from an Expert Grower!
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- Tonight we have Greg, our resident watermelon expert, sharing his tips and tricks for growing big, delicious watermelons. He'll be discussing some of the varieties he's grown and his favorites.
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Fact about the Charleston Grey watermelon... I grew it and fell in love with it in my mid 20's. A few years later, while in college, I volunteered and then worked at a retirement home. I took care of "Mr Fred". He was blind and turning 100 years old. I loved him. One day I noticed an award on the wall in his room. Dr. Fred Andrus was the person who originated the Charleston Grey at the Clemson Agricultural Center in SC! I cried with pride that I was his caregiver and med tech!
Greg an d I near about the same age, but his store of knowledge is so much more vast than mine, I come to the church and listen, then I take that knowledge and apply it into my garden. I get the harvest and I praise the Lord for every single thing I harvest!Amen.💖
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I accidentally found the show on TH-cam while looking for info concerning my watermelons and I love you guy's.
Glad you found us Patricia!
YOU GUYS ARE ABSOULTELY AMAZING. YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS LIKE NO THER EVEN DURING THIS TIME. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO
We appreciate your support Susan!
Thank God for you guys. Just needed to hear some good ole boys voice's right now
Good to have some relief from all the bad news.
@@gardeningwithhoss today was extra tuff. Y'all's show was a respite from an otherwise impossible day. Just thanks.
When I was a small child my Dad leased 177 acre farm and raised the large dark green "Sugar Daddy" watermelons. They are so good!!! I want to plant this year.
We still want to see y'all's dog. We watch every show and we can hear him in the background. This was a good video !
It's a little dachshund named Sammy. She's quite the dense little rascal, but maybe we can pick her up and show her on the show.
I had to actually rewind the vid to find out for sure if that was y'all's dog or mine wanting attention :p
@@gardeningwithhoss That's a great idea! Star attraction episode!
@Hoss Tools I heard that and went looking around my house! LOL
You folks have GREAT service
Really appreciate you
Thanks Chris! We appreciate you as well!
Greg you're my kind of fellow I'm a little north of y'all in Memphis Tennessee I wish I'd had somebody like you around me when I was growing up y'all have a good evening
That Babydoll Yellow looks gorgeous.
Until you get your HOSS stamping machine fixed maybe you boys could autograph and number them? Limited Editions?
Haha. I already autograph a card that goes in every order. Don't know if my hand can take much more. But that's not a terrible idea!
Amen Greg I've been waiting for this episode all week .
Glad you enjoyed it Gabby!
Hey guys, I look forward to your shows every week! It was raining a bunch here in central Oklahoma at potato planting time, and I didn't get my potatoes planted...I'm an RN, and am now to busy to do anything but sleep with my down time. This year I'm gardening vicariously through you guys, keep up the good work, and the video content cranking out!
Hope you're able to get some rest Randy! Stay safe!
I love the southern banter between the two of you. Thank you for all the growing tips. You gents are amazing.
Thanks Drew! Glad you enjoy the program.
I can remember my Dad yelling "Who ate the heart out of this watermelon?" and my Mama sneakin away. She'd do it again and again. Probably the only time Mom and Dad had harsh words.
Haha! Early bird gets the good watermelon meat!
Lol I know how your dad feels, that makes me so mad when people do that.
The one that cuts the melon gets the best meat 🥰
debra c haha haha! My Dad did the same with my Momma...God Rest her beautiful soul. And I do the same thing. I don’t feel bad about it either! I cut it, deseed it and put it in the fridge for everyone to enjoy and my fee is the heart is mine 😀
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Thanks for a Great Show, always look forward to it.
Thanks for watching Cordovan!
This is the best thing I’ve watched in awhile!!! This should be on tv!!!
Haha! Thanks Kendall!
I just received my seed order yesterday. You guys are on it! Super fast shipping during all this here mess! :) Thanks guys!
I, too, am a small business running a backyard nursery here in Central Florida selling vegetable plant starts. I have completely sold out of all my starts in just one weekend! I cannot keep up with the demand. It's craziness!
Wow! Good for you!
Hi good morning I was out this morning watering my garden as it’s going to be a real scorcher like in the late 80’s to early 90’s this week!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤ I love to garden just like hoss tools!!!!
Morning!
@@gardeningwithhoss my 2 questions are can I feed my garden July through September everything But nitrogen? My sister who despises gardening told me I can’t! 2 is it way too late to plant okra? My tomatoes 🍅 love bananas! I use epsom salt whole milk powder n jobes organics tomato n veg fertilizer! Lime too! I picked me a pickle size cucumber n I seen so many BLOOMS!! So I know I’ve pollinaters!!! If you’d like pictures so you can tell me exactly what to do I’ll oblige!!!!!!
One of my favorite parts of your show is the two of you eating what you grow!
Glad you enjoy it as much as we do!
Eating while your talking. O my. I love it, it makes me feel like I'm at your table with friends or family. Comfy in your own skin and surroundings. I'm new to you and I'm going back to number 1.
Great to have you join us. Curt
I just ordered the mentioned watermelon and the Tendersweet orange for my kids. I also ordered coral bell pepper. Can't wait to try these:) Hope I am a good enough farmer!
I just ADORE the both of you. The information that you share is always provided in a way that we all (novice to experts) can understand and learn from -- and ENJOY watching! ! I also have to say that I have placed 2 small orders and your communication, customer service and delivery timing are all AMAZING even during these times, even for small orders like mine. THANK YOU for working hard and caring about all of us as more than just "customers". Saving my pennies so that I can afford a wheel hoe one day -- as a single person I just have other obligations but it's on my wish list because I'm also the only one working my little garden :-)
We're grateful to have you as a viewer!
travis the look on your face when he pulled out that leek at the end was hysterical loved it..
Wasn't expecting that. We really don't discuss the show with each other before we film it.
Those people that got a Hoss tool this year without a logo ought to keep the paperwork cause someday that'll be rare, rare rare.
I planted some baby dolls around July 15th and I've got some softball sized melons!
Yep. We use to put them in a stream up in Helen. They would get ice cold in no time at all.
We've been camping up there many times and put a watermelon in a stream.
You guys are hilarious! Lol Love the show and love the advice! Great products and excellent service! Keep it up!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I know I'm late to the show but i just found yalls channel a couple weeks ago. Great channel btw.... Anyway I used to know an old fellow down here in Louisiana that would plant potatoes & corn on February 14th come rain, shine or hurricane! Keep it coming guys
18:15 when they start talking about watermelon
Sugar Baby watermellons are great in a small garden on a vertical trellise. I grow 2 plants each season in the gsrden,the flavor is wonderful. Our local farmers market has them for the season for more to enjoy. God bless.
They seem to be very popular for growing in small spaces.
I planted watermelons after the tobacco was finished I picked them all and stored them in the tobacco barn we ate watermelons until Christmas
Dang! That's not a bad deal at all!
I blinged out my wheel hoe handles by painting the lower sections orange. Looks great with the green implements.
Heck yeah!
Great video -- thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching Pat!
You guys are so funny. 😄 But very knowledgeable. Thanks for all the information. 💓🙏. That leak was a wow
Thanks for watching Susette!
Good ole southerners! I love it! LOL
Yesterday I make sour kraut To answer your question on how to keep it you can put it in jars and refrigerate it or put it in a dark cool place. If you will eat it soon you can keep it in a krock for a short time in a cool place. Last fall when I made kraut I didn't have room in the refrigerator so I put it in the basement over winter. It stayed very cool. You do not have to can it but you should make sure it stays cool and dark. You can also can it but I think it loses some of its health properties. I hope this answers your question.
I think we'll follow your advice and put it in jars in the fridge.
That's exactly how I store my kraut also
Great show. I love homemade kraut. I just store mine in the fridge or vacuum seal a few jars for the fridge.
I am jealous at your seedlings. I tried to get an early start with our false spring, but it didnt work out that great. I am starting some new 162 trays now to supplement what came up. I was also using older seeds which gives me a lower germination rate.
I just ordered some of your 48 cell trays. I do a lot of cutting propigation and they will perfect for that, along with smaller amounts of seedlings for staggering my planting. I can fit a lot of plants and cuttings in a small area with your trays. Best quality I have found.
Be safe and god bless!
Glad you enjoy the trays! We hope your seed starting luck turns around for you!
Bless your heart, Travis. You done good with that sauerkraut, and need to reach up and pat yourself on the back! So fun to see both of you enjoying it! As for preserving, you can keep sauerkraut in the fridge for about 3 months, but since you made a lot, you can waterbath can it, and it will be just fine. I make it in 3 gallon crocks and can it up! My son won't eat it (I think he's a changling sometimes!), so I can it in pints, and I still have a couple from last year. Greg, good advice on planting taters. I'll remember the next time I grow them!
Mrs. Hoss doesn't care for it, but we love it. Thanks for the canning tips!
I made sauerkraut with your fermentation kit. At the end it had no moisture like it did a week ago, so I thought it was bad. Threw it all out. Like Travis said "lesson learned".
Ours didn't have any moisture and tasted fine.
Dude, the son’s thumbs? Must be double jointed! Love your show!!!
To respond to your kraut question. I have been canning it for years after fermenting it in a traditional crock. We like experimenting with fermenting it with hot peppers. It cans easily and keeps for a long time when canned.
I like the idea of adding a bit of spice!
I was just talking about growing watermelon this year. I’ll be planting Moon and Stars this year and I plan trellising them.
They might be a little too big for a trellis. But let us know how they do.
Hoss Tools will do! We are working with less space this year, so growing vertical is a matter of necessity.
I’ll be using cattle panels and T-posts for the trellis. And as they grow I will use slings/hammocks tied to the trellis to support them. I’ve seen it done...doesn’t hurt to give it a shot right?
I will also be doing this with our sugar pie pumpkins and small blue Hubbard squash.
@@libertymicrofarm6032 how did the trellis work for watermelons?
@@hdflame we had a lot of trouble with things growing last year. We think it was due to the poor compost he had. The watermelon took for ever to take off and never produced. That being said... the trellis actually worked well. The vines did climb (what vines there were...😢) This will only work with small watermelon (or cantaloup and sugar baby pumpkins). Some may have to be supported by what I call a hammock (sling) as they get bigger. This can be anything from netting to actual cloth.
I'm enjoying going back and watching these old shows, and I have a question; When the melons start coming on, how often should a fertilize, once a week, every other week? I'm on your spray schedule Greg with y'alls products. I also use your 20 20 20 fertilizer, so I have to ask how often to use it.
Check out our recommendations in our watermelon growing guide.
growhoss.com/blogs/growing-guides/watermelon?_pos=1&_psq=+watermelon&_ss=e&_v=1.0
I have chickens!! I grew up with them so I have wanted some again. I love them but had to put up a fence around my new gardens (2) to keep them from eating my food. Lol we always had a garden w canning drying and any way we could save the produce. Thank you for these vedios!!!
My husband was a truck drive and once someone had a bunch of WM and gave him a dozen which he brought home. He was out a couple of weeks and he didnt have a reffer. We gave them out to all the family. No one had room in their fridges and he said anywhere. We just left ours in the kitchen on the floor for several months. They didnt spoil. My family all did the same and no one had any that spoiled. And the stores leave bins of them outdoors or on the store floor. You dont need to keep them cool till AFTER you cut into it.
I love the Georgia Rattlesnake. We grew a ton of those last year. Super sweet and crisp. My grandson and I would eat em hot sitting in the middle of the garden and throw the rinds over to the pigs lol. That was fun
Nothing better than enjoying a watermelon outside.
I have referred you guys many times over the last few weeks for seeds and equipment.
Thanks for not keeping us a secret!
My favorite is the Black Diamond!! Texas
GREAT info guys and rite on time 👍 I'm down in Louisiana and my Jubilee's are about 3" getting ready to rock & roll my crimson sweets and Congo are about 2" 💯
You're ahead of us. Hope you have a good crop!
@@gardeningwithhoss Thanks & Same to you guys 🙏🤞
I just put my jar of crout in the fridge. Ive eaten it months later and it was great. But it will get softer over time.
If you use table salt and not pickling salt it will grow a yeast over time in the jar.
I agree, I jar it up in wide mouth quart jars cover with juice put the lid on tight and refrigerate for months. You can also can it by heat, but you lose all the beneficial bacteria and it softens it. That way it keeps for a lo o o ong time.
Good to know. We used pickling salt.
Great show guys. I have a suggestion for a topic for a future video. I'd like to see a show about composting. Maybe something about the different ways to do it (worm bins, hot compost, chicken manure, etc). Love the show and superior products you guys provide. Keep up the good work!
We could try, but we don't have much experience composting. We usually purchase ours. Composting is easy on a smaller scale, but it can be tough to make enough compost for our size gardens. Turning them, wetting them and making sure they get hot enough can be tricky on a larger scale.
@@gardeningwithhoss I completely understand. There's a lot to it and on a large scale, it can definitely be cumbersome. Just wanted to throw out a suggestion for content. By the way, I apologize for putting in multiple orders every few days instead of one big order. Lol. I'm sure y'all are ok with it, but being off work gives me more time to play in the garden and think of new ways to upgrade my setup.
Guys you're so right about people growing gardens. Started growing zucchini and squash plants to transplant. At what point are they to transplanted?? Based on days or height.
When they can be easily pulled from the cell they're planted in. You want a solid root ball, but not where it's wrapped and root bound.
@@gardeningwithhoss how many days where those watermelon plants in the tray from seed? I'd like to get some trays and start them next year.
We canned some krout and it was ok for about a year, then we started noticing that some of the jars were blowing their lids (even with the rings on). So yes you can can it but best to use it up within a year and leave the lid rings on after removing from the canner.
Good to know!
Great video guys. I normally plant back tail mountain watermelon on a trellis. What hybrid variety do you have that would compare to that one. About 12 to 14 pounds.
Sugar Baby is probably the closest thing we have to that size.
My great grandfather was famous for his watermelon. First his land was over a natural underground stream. Second we would go out and help him plant in April with hot caps. That was hard work. But I could never figure out why his melons tasted so much better than any other melon I've purchased. Until one day (probably 20 years after his passing) I remembered seeing him cut a small circle out of the melon and place a very small glass bottle of 7up into that melon and let it sit on the back porch for a number of hours. Good memories of a very good man!
Haha! That's a good little secret he had!
Glad I watched this vid because I would have tried to overcompensate for Maines shorter growing season-thinking I was compensating. I will try baby doll and its nice the season is 70 days. Our Summers are short-but sweet.
Hey there Greg and Travis, so good to see you both healthy. I do hope the families and all Hoss folks are healthy too. Thank you for making sure we have seeds to grow our food. Take care and God Bless.
We are healthy. Hope you all are as well too!
Love Y'all's show! Was wondering recommendations for what kind of fertilizer and how often applying before melons get going on the vine?
If you watch the show that followed this one, Greg mentions his watermelon fertilizing program at the beginning of that show.
@@gardeningwithhoss thanks! very informative shows and so entertaining lol! I also sent my order in Sunday for my Hoss Plow and am so excited ...keep rock in and row in!
First year gardening here in North East Indiana and I'm gonna try strawberry watermelons and tigger melons. Strawberry melons I'm gonna grow in a self wicking tub and tigger melon I'm gonna grow vertical
Let us know how they do for you!
I just received my order of sugar babies and the sangrias. I cant wait for the weather to straighten out here in northern Indiana, so I can start planting.
Hope you have a great crop!
Greg, have you ever considered writing a book expounding on the depth and breadth of your watermelon acumen?
Neither of us have ever considered writing a book. And we will continue to not consider it. We much prefer the video format.
My grandpa grew Sugar Baby and they're wonderful. 🙂 He also grew the long ones and even now the best watermelon I've ever had are the ones my grandpa grew.
The old timers could sure grow some good ones!
This year I'am growing the Black Diamond watermelon for the 1st time, Linda in Oklahoma. ;)
That's a good one!
Hey guy love me some watermelon growing some this year
Let us know how they do!
I live in South Alabama and planted bunching onions in the fall. They went to seed and I was told I should pull them up. I noticed the flowers on yours in the survival video. Did they need to be pulled or would they grow for a longer period of time? I cut the tops and saved some bulbs for my next crop.
Those are not bunching onions. Those are multiplying onions, which are different.
I like the Sugar Baby melons because they’ll trellis and are personal size, good enough to cut a new one for dinner every night 😋
Can't go wrong with a watermelon every night!
I say Hill "heel" and Heal with "hill" it's nice to know other people out there mix them up. Us southerners are more "conflex" 😉
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What are your thoughts on planting pole beans on double rows with trellis in between them.
It can be done. It just makes harvesting a little more time consuming because there's much more foliage there.
My chickens are my preseason weed and pest control it takes a little fencing and getting to work the right plots but there amazing workers
Wish we still had chickens, but the hawks are bad around here.
Trav do you have a recipe for the fertilizer on these melons like you did for the cabbage,broccoli,etc?
We did forget to mention a program, but that 20-20-20 is always a good bet.
I hill my taters and corn also that's East Tennessee talk.I going to plant the sangria watermelons this year last I planted the jubilee and noon and star both was very good, Travis try the sugar baby's they are very sweet I grew them before.
Let us know how you like Sangria!
But did you hill them or did you heal them???
@@katewooten3867 hill them plant potatoes pulling soil around them and over them.
You guys have to take care of you at some point too! Let that phone ring.... lol. You guys are doing a phenomenal job through all this and still manage to get videos out. Thank you 🙏. And didn’t your momma teach you to share with everybody??? Lol. It looks delicious. Great job on the sauerkraut. My first batch got nasty moldy. Have to try again. Take care.
That Ohio Stoneware crock did all the work. Would highly recommend!
I live in South Florida and I’m just a hobbyist gardener. A couple questions one being is I want to plant Watermelons next summer. Can I grow them in 25 gallon growing containers. If so what would you recommend for a good potting soil. I just found you guys and a new subscriber. Thank you in advance.
While you can grow full-size melons in containers, you'll get the best results with dwarf cultivars that produce smaller fruits and shorter vines. Sugar Baby is a good small melon.
hosstools.com/product/sugar-baby-watermelon/
I recently watched a show on growing watermelons, you mentioned growing big watermelons for the county fair. My stepfatherl grew watermelons in Gilchrist County FL when I was growing up in the 60's and 70's,some man asked him what was the biggest watermelon he'd ever seen,he said when he was a youngin his daddy grew one so big they had to haul it out of the field with a two horse wagon,dang that was a big watermelon the man said,yes it was my stepfather said ,then it rolled out of the wagon, busted and drowned both horses
Your comment made me laugh, thanks
God bless the south!
i love you guys. I feel like when you got to the tater discussion, it was like watchin WWF...... :) I've been a long time purchaser of your seed and equipment. Just really enjoy everything you guys are doing. I know this is 3 years old, just wanted to get some advice on the Watermelons before i head out there.
Glad you enjoyed it!
just caught this blog; Im sure glad I didnt hear either one you mention putting salt on your melon to make it sweet.lol.
I would love to be an employee there at Hosstools, food shortages are coming people are trying not to get caught in a pickle.
We are trying to balance having enough employees to do the job but not too many where it's puts us at risk -- a tricky proposition for sure.
I need to buy some seed Do yal have hairloom seeds?
I am going to be getting a plot ready for watermelons for next year. What is the fertilizer schedule you use for watermelons?
I think he mentioned that on the following weeks show which you can see right here: th-cam.com/video/tEYxqhlO9ks/w-d-xo.html
let us know when you fixed the stamper.I would like mine with the logo
We have it in the shop for repair.
Can you trellis Seminole pumpkin? And when to start it in zone 8? Transplants or direct seeding?
Do creatures eat them?
You could trellis them. Start them now. We like to transplant, but you could direct seed in a week or two once the soil warms a bit more. They are pretty pest resistant, but not sure about animals.
You can't beat the Crimson Sweet. I had a rotten season with water melons last year , I planted the sugar baby and the moon and stars, they both got the disease and I gave up trying to treat it and pulled them out.
Let's hope you have better luck this year!
Can I follow watermelon, winter squash or cucumbers after tomatoes in a container garden? I just pulled a few tomato plants, and would like to use the same containers for spaghetti squash, cucumbers, and Sugar Baby watermelon there now.
Yes, tomatoes and cucurbits (watermelon, winter squash, cukes) are in a different family, so you could follow one with the other.
I'm growing sugar babies in a small garden. I have several that are a good size. There are a lot of vines. Question:
Do you prune the vines to increase the size of the melon? The new melons will not have enough time in Piedmont NC.
no pruning of vines
I was researching on growing stuff before this went down so I ordered my seeds about a month ago probably at the beginning of the uptick. My seeds came right away, but now I hear all this stuff is selling out like hotcakes.
Seeds are selling fast, but we are in pretty good shape as of right now.
The year before last I tried to grow watermelons and they didn’t get past the size of a softball! I did get cheap jubilee seeds from Walmart but that was before I found y’all channel. The vines grew well and lots of green foliage of a healthy plant. Only problem was they didn’t get past the size of a softball before getting end rot it looked like. So I just salavaged the couple that didn’t have it and they still tasted great and nice dark red color! Ordered some baby dolls recently so glad to try those out this go around! What should I do to get my melons to grow to full-size this year? I was thinking a calcium deficiency but not sure! I live in zone 9A in southeast Louisiana.
Give them a complete fertilizer like our 20-20-20. Feed them well early.
@@gardeningwithhoss Thanks!
We used to have chickens and have been wanting them again so I’m part of the chicken craze lol I’m building me a 20 by 12 by 6 foot high chicken run and have my coop built
Nice to have a steady supply of eggs in times like these.
Hoss Tools yeah we have been buying our eggs from a neighbor for the past few years, I figured it’s time
You can it just like any thing else, my grandma and grandpa did it for years. It's great that way. They put the cabbage in the crock pot layered with salt and then tamp it down with a baseball bat until the juice came out of the cabbage. Then let it ferment for a few weeks
Dang. We didn't use a baseball bat, but that would work!
Hi Y'All, whats the difference between seeded and seedless watermelons and how do you grow seedless watermelons? I love the Black Diamond seedless watermelon. black rind, deep red meat about the size of a basketball. and oh so sweet. Can't get enough of em. I grow Baker Creek Orangeglo watermelons. late season and unique flavor. Does very well in 8b Mobile, AL.
We did a video on this way back in the infancy of the Row by Row show. If you search back in the archives, you'll find it.
My son is the manager of a gun shop and his shop is the only one open and has ammo and large inventory of guns. I teach a life skills class to young parents which of course has been cancelled but I made up little planting kits (pots, seeds and soil) for them to have a project with their children during this time at home. Will you have those sausage and bun seeds available? LOL!
Those seeds have been in very high demand since this video aired. And it looks like we will be out for the rest of 2020. I hear you can still purchase the finished product at your local butcher shop though.
Travis, at least your sauerkraut was edible (lol), I remember Greg tasting his on the show !!!!! I have tried different melons as the years go by, tried Baby Bush Watermelon, Sugar Baby, Little Baby Flower, and Shiny Boy but only one Bush Melon was picked to eat. I will soon start your Crimson Sweet inside (NH weather still cold), and some of your other seeds. I will be looking back again on your watermelon growing video's for tips. Question...do you prefer seeds that are treated, untreated and or organic ?? Thanks you all for a interesting video..stay safe
Treated seeds work well, but untreated is fine as well. Organic seeds are more of a marketing ploy -- no genetic difference between an organically-grown seed and a conventionally-grown seed of the same variety.
@@gardeningwithhoss Thank you for the reply..
I live in southwest Alabama and want to grow small watermelons on a trellis. I need to know what is the best fertilizer for watermelons.? My garden is a raised bed but I have fed it in the past few years with organic matter and the soil is nice.
Complete Organic Fertilizer and 20-20-20
Well, we want to see the little dog. Okay, great show, as always. I am growing Orangeglo, Moon and Stars and Black Diamond.
We tried OrangeGlo one year. It was fun to grow.
What can i spray on my field peas to stop them from getting stung? pink eye purple hull to be specific.
That's why we can't grow field peas anymore. Even the commercial guys around here are having a tough time. The pest is called "cowpea curculio." Here's an article that explains the problem in more detail: www.agprofessional.com/article/uga-entomologist-looks-ways-control-cowpea-curculio
Well now, third time trying to
Comment on this! You can store your kraut in a root cellar or another dark cool
place - around 55 degrees. Top the crock up with some brine so the kraut will be under liquid when you put a weight on top. Put a muslin or real cheese cloth over the top of the crock to keep our insects especially fruit flies which will come after your kraut. You can also store it in a fridge with enough brine to cover the kraut. Third, you can pressure can it without affect taste and texture too much. You can make brine with 1/3 tbs pickling salt in a quart of water. I guess you could just eat it all 😋😳
We might just eat it all during the time of quarantine!
Hoss Tools man you’d best install an exhaust fan! Take care and stay healthy- all of you.
What would y’all plant in a victory garden if you only had a 20x20 area available?
Scott Johns my main garden is 18 ×24 ft. I grow alot of veggies, I start my seeds early on a window shelf..chinese cabbage, lettuce, kale, tomatoes, cucs, winter squash, summer squash, peas, taters, sunflowers, sun chokes, a few herbs, and beets. Timing is everything, start your early veggies early so they can be transplanted as soon as your ground can be worked. Plan according to your last frost date. God bless.
Squash, beans, cukes and a couple tomatoes and peppers.
What advice you have if planting watermelons in heavy soils?
Amend as much as possible before planting.
If you like yellow meat, look into Clay County Alabama yellow meat. my grandfather grew them in the 60s and I still remember them as the best I eber had. found seeds a couple of years ago.
We've heard of that variety, but haven't been able to source it. Would definitely like to add it though!
Hot dog buns you said hamburger lol
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