It depends on temperature. When the fruit starts getting bigger and at the same time temperature also starts to rise, we water them after 7-10 days. This year we hardly watered them 3 times due to cool weather and on/off rains.
@@mittishitti8060 I live in Central Texas, USA where the soul is clay and the temperature is 90 plus for at least three months in the summer, many days over 100 c. After a day in the 100 weather, the soil looks very dry and I water them to keep a moist soil. I am afraid to let them dry out but I am thinking that I may be over watering them as well.
Do you use plastic as mulch?? Watering also depends on mulching. If you are not using any mulch then watering after 4-5 days is sufficient when the temperature reaches 100. If you are using mulching, you can water them after 6-7 days depending on the temperature. We sow the seeds in November when temperature is about 25 C. We use black plastic as mulch and cover the rows with white plastic. After sowing the seeds, we irrigate the furrows. Then we don’t water them until we remove the white plastic. We remove the covers when the night temperature doesn’t fall below 18, usually after the first week of March. After removing the white plastic, we water them. At that time the day temp usually reaches 25-28. As the temperature rises and fruit starts getting bigger, we increase the watering frequency. The main goal is to keep the surface moist so that the watermelons get larger size. In the last week of April we start harvesting. At that time the temperature reaches above 32 C. When the temperature reaches 30, we water them every 5-6 days. The main trick is noticing the soil surface. You can water them 24-48 hours after the upper soil looks dry. The other main point is the method of sowing the seeds. We sow them on beds and irrigate in the furrows. This way the risk of over watering is minimal. Our main goal is to prevent the main root ball being dipped in the soggy soil for more than 36 hours. Watermelons love moist soil but not the soggy. NB. Typing on mobile. Convert C into F.
@@mittishitti8060 how long you keep the water in the furrow, does the water level reach the hole of the mulch where the melon is planted? Thank you for your reply.
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Good day dear friend, how do you lay the plastic mulch, do you lay it with tractor or by hand ? Thank you
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During periods of no rain, how often do you water your watermelon plants?
It depends on temperature. When the fruit starts getting bigger and at the same time temperature also starts to rise, we water them after 7-10 days.
This year we hardly watered them 3 times due to cool weather and on/off rains.
@@mittishitti8060 I live in Central Texas, USA where the soul is clay and the temperature is 90 plus for at least three months in the summer, many days over 100 c. After a day in the 100 weather, the soil looks very dry and I water them to keep a moist soil. I am afraid to let them dry out but I am thinking that I may be over watering them as well.
Do you use plastic as mulch??
Watering also depends on mulching. If you are not using any mulch then watering after 4-5 days is sufficient when the temperature reaches 100.
If you are using mulching, you can water them after 6-7 days depending on the temperature.
We sow the seeds in November when temperature is about 25 C. We use black plastic as mulch and cover the rows with white plastic.
After sowing the seeds, we irrigate the furrows. Then we don’t water them until we remove the white plastic. We remove the covers when the night temperature doesn’t fall below 18, usually after the first week of March.
After removing the white plastic, we water them. At that time the day temp usually reaches 25-28.
As the temperature rises and fruit starts getting bigger, we increase the watering frequency.
The main goal is to keep the surface moist so that the watermelons get larger size.
In the last week of April we start harvesting. At that time the temperature reaches above 32 C. When the temperature reaches 30, we water them every 5-6 days.
The main trick is noticing the soil surface. You can water them 24-48 hours after the upper soil looks dry.
The other main point is the method of sowing the seeds. We sow them on beds and irrigate in the furrows. This way the risk of over watering is minimal.
Our main goal is to prevent the main root ball being dipped in the soggy soil for more than 36 hours.
Watermelons love moist soil but not the soggy.
NB. Typing on mobile. Convert C into F.
@@mittishitti8060 how long you keep the water in the furrow, does the water level reach the hole of the mulch where the melon is planted? Thank you for your reply.
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