The Top 8 Tips to Grow Awesome Watermelons!

Learn the secrets to growing mouth-watering watermelons in your backyard with these top 8 tips! Discover everything from choosing the right variety to managing weeds early for a successful harvest. Don't miss out on these expert tips to grow awesome watermelons - subscribe for more gardening advice!
CHAPTERS:
0:00: 🍉 Essential advice for successful watermelon cultivation in the scorching heat of South Georgia.
2:59: 🍉 Optimal conditions for successful watermelon growth
6:21: 🍉 Optimal watermelon growth tips: pre-plant fertilization, weed management, and irrigation benefits.
8:55: 🍉 Optimal feeding schedule for watermelon plants to maximize harvest window without causing damage.
11:45: 🍉 Optimizing pest control and using natural solutions for watermelon care with bonus tip.
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[@kennymoore9443]

Your videos of your boy Ti Ti rating watermelons had me so pumped to grow them I prepped all winter. I started some seedless and seeded varieties. I’ve been on my game here in 8b and had my first lemon drop watermelon and I’m about a week or so from my first tropical sunshine. The others are just getting going about softball size. You were a big help with so many things. I had a really good onion harvest. Planted so many things on your schedule or close to it. Changed my planting dates on onions for life. Also, That’s good info you have on the Agrothrive website. Thank you.

[@mutantryeff]

I'm growing 'Legacy' watermelons again this year for their high Brix. The Brix is so high that they put me to sleep for OD'ing on the sugar content.

[@scottsmart3834]

I’m growing about 200 for the first time. Your videos have helped me a lot. I’m using plastic mulch (weed cloth) and I’ve been feeding mine about twice a week using organic fertilizer through drip irrigation. I have several basketball size melons but also some of the wonky ones. Picked varieties before finding your site. Look forward to trying some hybrids next season.

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

I've never used irrigation but watching your video and wondering; if you mixed up some fertilizer in a bucket and elevated it, you'd get more head pressure to run it through your drip tape? I have grown blacktail mountain melons on a trellis which saves space. You just have to make little hammocks to support the melons when they get big.

[@ronniebrace2917]

Thanks, very helpful!

[@MarkSmith-qk2rl]

I grow mine on fabric cloth ! Man it saves a whole lot of weed pressure !

[@shae263]

Travis, what injector do you recommend? I would be fertilizing eight lines of drip. Would that be enough to be able to use the injector? I have some enormous candy Roasters and I cannot find the planting hole. I grow on landscape. Thank you

[@muhameddhiadbebria2114]

Do you not prune your watermelons? I thought that helps getting really good Fruits

[@DebiTurner]

I just watched an old video (you and your Dad, grinding corn for grits) about 6 years ago.. The weight you've lost is remarkable. I didn't recognize it was you until i heard your voice 😂😂😂

[@Big88Country]

If ya don't have the best draining soil for watermelons, or great soil period, I have found using a bag of Black Kow cow manure poured on top of your soil for each watermelon plant works great! It helps the roots stay a little dryer plus does a great job of slow feeding the plant. Had my best watermelon plot this doing this and using Hoss 20 20 20 water soluble fertilizer.

[@mutantryeff]

You were talking watermelon. I thought that was like a duck call.

[@TheMachiningman]

I use a stirrup hoe to lightly cultivate around plants and it makes the area incredibly weed free. Just make sure you lightly cultivate

[@roeboy8212]

How do you keep critters off your ripe melons? Raccoons got to mine last year and I about cried. Would pantyhose around the melon help?

[@kurtmead2066]

Growing baby bush watermelons on a cattle panel this year. Plan is to sport melons with the mesh orange bags.

[@shirleyemerson]

I'm growing 2 watermelons this year. I have them in containers. My favorite Charleston Grey and Georgia rattlesnake. I have a bed of pine stray needles where they will have a weed free space to grow. This is my first in containers, and I just wanted to try the Georgia Rattlesnake.

[@monnanugent8168]

Please let us know how it turned out. I live in the city and they have more rules than I can keep track of. I would like to try and grow some watermelons just to see if I can do it but my space is limited. Thank you.

[@dedikfarm1128]

Nice vidio ..thanks for share my best friend ..full support

[@jaredenders4981]

Travis do you have any deer pressure in your plots? I have had trouble in the past with deer eating my watermelons and pumpkins.