WATERMELON HARVEST!! - When Are They Ready?
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- It's time to harvest Watermelons from our 50' Melon Tunnel!! In this video I show you EXACTLY what to look for to know when it is the PERFECT TIME to Harvest YOUR Watermelons! COMMENT BELOW and let me know what your Favorite variety of Watermelon is!! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the channel if you haven't yet, and we'll see YOU on the Next One!!!
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You're doing such a great job at showing everyone the way you see the world! Thank you for this!
HELLO THEIR " I JUST WANTED TOO SAY !! THANK YOUUU FOR YOUR PRODUCE , I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE , GOD BLESS YOU AN YOUR GARDEN OF DELICIOUS WATERMELON .
I learned from you for the first time in my life when is the perfect time to harvest watermelon. It is very important for a watermelon grower. Thank you very much.
I love watermelon. I bought a couple of different varieties to plant this season. I can't wait for harvest time around February.
Thank you so much! I’m growing my very first watermelon ever and this was certainly helpful. It’s currently the size of a baseball lol 🥰
The only 100% sure fire way to know if a watermelon is ripe. Reach up with one finger and see if you can snap off the vine. The tendril is a good indicator but they can turn brown before the watermelon is ripe. If you test the actual vine for dryness by seeing if it will snap off is the only real way to know if the melon is no long receiving nutrients. Trust me. You should never have to cut a watermelon vine.
I suppose it's contextual like everything else. Variety could possibly be a factor. I know that the ones I let go until the stems were to that point were actually Over ripe for my liking. That could come down to personal preference as well. Thanks for watching and welcome to the channel!🤙
Ric's Garden You're so right.. I done what everyone said to do, and I picked 2 of mine that wasn't ripe yet I was so disappointed ,but I have 9 more.
Could you explain a little bit more what you mean by "snap off" exactly? How would you actually test for it?
@@siOu666 I dont know what more to tell you. Reach down with a finger and the stem will pop loose from the melon if it is ripe. If it doesnt pop loose its not ripe. Lots of people guess and cut the stem. You should never have to cut a melon loose.
The "test" is if it doesnt pop right off. If you cant do it pretty easily with ONE finger then its not ready. Try a few and you will learn the amount of pressure needed.
@@ricsgarden7394 thanks a lot. Hope I will get enough opportunities to test your method this season. Those tendril / browning leaf methods have proven to be not too reliable. Your method is also independent of variety?
Thanks for the great info I'll try that advice on my watermelons this yr.
Thank you so much for your very detailed comparison!
I hope it helps!
Awesome , thanks for sharing
Wonderful video, exactly what I needed to see as I was going to harvest my sugar baby watermelon, but wasn’t quite sure if it was ready. Thanks!
Thanks! Glad it helped👍
i love watermelon soooo much!
Me too!!
Thank you for making this video. Very helpful
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it👍
Thank you for sharing! this video helped me as a first time grower
Glad it helped!👍
verry good. thanks
Man you've got my hunger going now.. the sounds.
People always think I'm odd when I go around knocking on the melons at the store and looking så good webbing if there growing on the ground.
That's how you find the good ones!👍
This helps so much! Thank you!
I'm so glad, that's why I do it! Good luck this season!!👍
Excellent presentation
I enjoyed this video
THAT'S VERY WONDERFUL!
Thanks!
This tunnel is like from a dream.
It is a pretty cool experience!
Awesome Awesome video🎉🎉🎉!!!
Thanks!!
I really enjoyed this video. I just subscribed
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!👍
Thank you for showing us the differences, I am anxious to harvest my baby sugar watermelon, the tendrils starting to dry up.
Never new you could grow watermelon like that.
You sure can and it works fantastic!👍
Beautiful! I'm growing sugar baby watermelons on a trellis as well. My question is about them hanging that way. I noticed that some are hammocked but most are not. How heavy do they have to be before you hammock them? Mine that are growing now aren't nearly as big as those and I have them in hammocks. LOL I had no idea the vines were that strong.
Thanks! It's a good idea to hammock them all if you can. I ended up putting hammocks on most of mine. I did lose a couple that got heavy and snapped off that weren't in
hammocks. Overall though it the only way I grow Melons now👍
It was my first question too. I had some on a trellis as he shows and some on the ground. Mine on the ground seemed to do a bit better. Although I prefer the trellis method.
There is a tune by Herbie Hancock from the '70s called "water melon man" worth giving a good listen to as you cut into your home grown watermelon. Yummy !
I will, thanks!
The one that was still green sounded like you were knocking on someone's car window...;-)
7:45 Wish You Could Taste It...Wasn't that a Pink Floyd song? Love the tunnel. I'm curious, is the tunnel running more north/south or east/west?
It’s raining melons
Watch your head if one of them falls your in trouble
@@alphaturd9664 it could get dangerous in there! lol
Excellent video; thank you for providing excellent examples.
Thanks, glad it was helpful👍
I thought watermelon are to heaven to suspend like that ...thats beautiful..those are some strong vines
When they get big they require melon hammocks to help keep the vines from snapping. They grow fantastic like this though!👍
Question? You don’t have problems with watermelon “falling”? Even when they are big and heavy. Planning on doing this, this year 😊
Yes I did, lol. That's why I made a video all about the solution👍
th-cam.com/video/bh1l29ZVwug/w-d-xo.html
I have a question since your watermelons grow in the air and not on the ground do they have the yellow spot on them?
Love your tunnel, I have made several but I am getting ready to do a melon tunnel. Which direction do you have your tunnel?
Thanks! That tunnel is running N/S. That's the direction of all the 10 beds in that block. That way it's not shading out the rest of the beds. You can companion plant shade loving crops with the Melons in the tunnel. Works great 👍
@@SimplisticFarms Thank you so much, thats the direction I have my current tunnels and was wanting to do the same. Just moved and started all this last summer, so I am super excited for my first spring/summer with all my new structures. Thank you for all the informative info
@@shannonseidner9800 glad it helped. Good luck this season!!
They don't grow too big, do they? Thank you so much for sharing your story.
It's the variety. Sugar Baby watermelons are small. They call them refrigerator types.
i have some watermelons ripening right now, however it doesnt have the tendril you mentioned, it has a small leaf in its place (coming out of the juncture where the large leaf is), so i assume just wait till this has dried up?
That's probably what I would do if your sure the Tendril didn't already dry up and fall off.
Thanks. How did you construct your melon tunnel, please?
Sure thing, Here's the video on it🤙 th-cam.com/video/9p4GXGeCKuk/w-d-xo.html
What us the netting stuff you are using to support the melons?
They are actually called Melon Hammocks, I ordered them off Amazon. They worked great for the smaller Melons, large varieties may need something a little stronger.
I can eat watermelon all day if they’re good
Me too!!
I was playing to do the same thing this summer in my home but how do you deal with the bugs. Last year the squashbugs destroyed most of my vines
I loathe squash bugs! I didn't know they love melons too 😳😒
You can use trap crops, use a bt spray or use surround kaolin clay. They’re all natural and can be eaten but still, rinse off when youre about to eat. The clay has to be surround, not regular clay. Surround is much finer and is made finer by a machine so you can’t achieve the same fineness at home. The bt is just regular bacteria found in dirt and compost. I the bt spray definitely doesn’t effect pollinators but I think the clay may kill them because it gums up.
Do you support any asugar Baby melons on your cattle panel trellis or are the vines strong enough on their own?
I've gotten away without support in the past, however, it's a good idea to use melon hammocks to be safe.
What do you do for cucumber beetles? I am battling them now ... Love your tunnel, will try something similar for next year. For now, mine are on the ground and I am researching how to keep them off the ground away from pests... First year with melons and very exciting! My cantaloupes, pumpkins, watermelons and my pickling cucumbers though, have the striped cucumber beetles and I'm worried I'll lose the lot.. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you!
Oh no, they can be a really stinker!! You could try a Neem oil spray or mix up a garlic, pepper, soap mixture spray. Either should deter them, but will more than likely need to do it more than once. If you google it, you can quickly find a recipe.
@@SimplisticFarms Thank you... Neem Oil is next to try.. I hope it's not too late..
@@angield1997 Even better tip for you if your up to it. Get yourself an aquaponics pond and grow some water lily's to promote dragon fly populations in your yard. Dragon flies are like little nature drones eating bugs at a rapid rate.
Should you pick them in the morning ? Like graps
They're pretty good picked anytime, however, almost everything in the garden is better harvested in the morning.👍
I’m so jealous 😔
Love the melon tunnel! I'm also a Michigan gardener and I'm trying my hand at watermelons this summer. Which varieties did well for you in our climate? And what was your spacing strategy for each of the plants? Thanks!
Thanks, I love it too! I've had pretty good luck with 'Sugar Baby' & 'Crimson Sweet' Watermelons up here. On my 30" wide beds, I plant 2 rows staggered with the plants spaced at 24", essentially giving me a planting every linier foot. If I'm direct seeding, I also will plant 2 seeds about 6" apart at each location. What part of Michigan are you in?
@@SimplisticFarms Awesome, thank you for the info! I'm in the metro Detroit area, zone 6a. I was worried that we wouldn't be able to successfully grow watermelons, but now that I found your channel, I'm super optimistic!
@@nhermiz94 you can definately grow them, good luck!👍
For some reason I just can't get the Melons correct, I get everything else but melons I am really struggling with them.
Heaven is definitely gonna have watermelon tunnels
You know it!!
Nice! How hot does it need to be to grow and harvest water melons?
According to Google Watermelons need at least 80-100 consecutive days of very warm summer temperatures, at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Watermelons also prefer warm nights, above 70 degrees. From what I've seen this Is pretty accurate.
@@SimplisticFarms Oh that's warm. Seem like I can forget this where I live. Thanks for the quick reply.
How do you get so many watermelons. Mine put out like one fruit per plant.
I think it's because of good airflow, sun and soil. They love growing on the tunnel!
What type of fertilizer do you use on yours .
My go to is Alfalfa Meal, Kelp Meal, Bone Meal, Blood Meal, and dried pelleted chicken manure. It works well👍
Use a hook system with the melon hammocks.. No cut, reuse.
That is a great idea. I'm not overly impressed with the hammocks I'm using, but hooks may help that as well.👍
@@SimplisticFarms I use those black paperclips to hold my bird netting on. Those would probably work also.
@@RayH- for sure, great idea, thanks.
When do you add the net around the watermelon to keep it from breaking the stem?
I usually try and add them when the Melons are about half way there. You just want to add them before they get heavy enough to snap the stem and fall to the ground. Hope that helps!👍
@@SimplisticFarms yes that sure did help me I have a green thumb and I grow this different to see what works and what don't
Absolutely! I run a few different experiments every year. It's amazing what a little observation will do. Good luck this season, keep us posted🤙
How much time would you say there is between brown tendril and rotted stem?
I'm not exactly sure. I've never waited until the stem was actually rotten. Once the tendral is dried up, mine are ready. If I wait much longer, they get too ripe.
@@SimplisticFarms I guess I didn’t mean rotten, I meant broken off like the one in the video. I am at the point where the tendril is completely brown and it’s been a few days but it’s not huge like some of the others that are not done yet and I have had some before that tricked me. Possibly because the vine didn’t get enough water so the vine dried up and killed the tendril before it was actually supposed to
@@Thought_Criminal_13 that could be possible. They do like water. It's hard to say for sure without seeing it.
Are there any issues planting different melons that close together?
I didn't have any issues with it.
With squash if your saving seed you have cross pollination
why they do not look red, very light pink and thick grind
You didn't taste test the very last one I'm very disappointed I was waiting for that one and it never happened
They just hanging aro
Yup, its wild!!
How many melons did you let grow per plant😅
All of them!🤣
They did amazing
Oh wow I always thought that you would let one watermelon per plant grow but now I know that you can grow more. Thanks!
Ya it looks better but still ain't ready.